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Absolutely Panitalian Gagliardi, while Gagliardo has its most important nucleus in the Palermo area, a strain between Naples and Salerno, one in the province of Savona and one in that of Rovigo, Galiardi, absolutely rare is probably due to an error in transcription of the first, Gagliardelli is typical of Modena, Maranello, Spilamberto and Formigine in the Modena area, Gagliardini has a stock in the area that includes Ancona, Macerata and Perugia, one between Roman and Latin, and one in the Caserta area, Gagliardino, very very rare, has a strain in Olevano sul Tusciano, Gagliardone, also very rare, has a lineage in the Alessandria area and one in the Pescara area, Gagliardoni is typical of Perugia, Deruta and Assisi in the Perugia area, with a small stock in the Verona area, Gagliarducci is typical of Segni in Roman, of Rome and of Colleferro (RM), all these surnames derive, directly or through hypochoristic or accretive, from the medieval name Galiardus and Gaiardo. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi As rightly said, the origin of these surnames is to be found in the medieval name Gagliardo, that is the Italianization of the Germanic personal Gailhard, which, composed of the elements geil (vigorous, energetic) and hard (strong, hard), it can be translated as very vigorous, of energetic and vigorous nature; other sources, on the other hand, argue that the term geil literally means gay, joyful and, following this interpretation, the name Gagliardo can be translated as very lively, exuberant. As far as the surnames in question are concerned, therefore, these are the surnames of the personal names of the founders. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Gagliardi moves from the medieval proper name Galiardus, from the ancient French gaillard «strong, valiant», passed to surname. Source: F. Violi, Surnames in Modena and in the Modena area.
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