Heraldic Search Last name: NIOLU

Coat of arms of family

Niola or Viola
ref: 16129

Blazon:
(English)

Bendy of height, or and vert. Crest: three ostrich feathers argent.

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NIOLA | NIOLI | NIOLU

Niola has a stock in the province of Oristano, in Sedilo, Aidomaggiore and Oristano, with a significant presence also in Cagliari and Nuoro, it has a stock in Rome and one in Naples in particular, but also in Giugliano di Campania, Melito di Napoli, Casoria, Afragola, Mugnano di Napoli and Pozzuoli, Nioli is almost unique, Niolu is typical of Alghero and Villanova Monteleone in the Sassari area, they should derive from the apheresis of a hypocoristic dialect of the name Antonio.

Bibliographic source "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/

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