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Formica is widespread in the centrosud, particularly in the belt that includes Marche, Umbria and Lazio, in Puglia and especially in Sicily, Formichella has a stock in Rome, one in Campania, in the Benevento area in particular and one in the Cosenza area, Formichelli is specific to Isernia in Molise, Formichello, practically unique, is of the Neapolitan, Formichi is typically Tuscan, in particular of the Sienese, Formichetti is typical of the area that includes Lazio, L'Aquila and Terni, with maximum diffusion in the rietino, Formichini, very rare , has a Florentine and a Livorno lineage, they should derive directly or through various hypocoristic forms, from names of localities present in a discrete number for example in Tuscany as Torre della Formica in Livorno, Colle della Formica in Anagni in frusinate, the Cozzetta of Formica nell'aquilano, or Colle Formica in the Pescara area and so many others, Formica was also a medieval name and nickname, of which we have an example of use in L to History of Girolamo Savonarola and his times: "..Actum in aringheria magnificorus Dominorum nostrorum, and presentibus testibus ser Fancisco ser Baronis, et ser Filipp Dominici Morelli, civibus et notariis florentinis. Forfeited for Lucam famulum dictum Formica, sub die 24 maii. .. ".
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