Heraldic Search Last name: ZIGANTE

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Gigante
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D'azzurro a un uomo selvatico di carnagione ignudo, fermo sulal campagna di verde, cinto nei lombi da una pezza di stoffa rossa, coronato di foglie d'alloro di verde, barbuto e capelluto di nero, tenente nella destra una clava rovesciata dello stesso sollevata sopra il terreno; alla crocetta scorciata d'oro posta nel cantone sinistro del capo

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ZIGANTE

Typical of the Zigante Venezie is specific to Trieste, but is also present in Udinese and Trevisano, the possible assumptions about the origin of the surname are that it is a nickname originated from the high stature of the founder named for this reason the Zigante ( Giant), another hypothesis instead contemplates the possibility of a connection with the verb Veneto zigar (scream, rant) to indicate perhaps a particularly choleric character.

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

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