Roselli is widespread throughout central and southern Italy, could also have a strain in Trieste and Genoa, Rosello, almost unique, it would seem southern, Rosiello is typical of the area Campania, Puglia, Potentina, derive, also through modifications Dialectal, often from the late Latin name Rosellus, although in some cases may derive from place names such as Rosello (CH), Roselle Terme (GR), Roselli (FR) or more ancient as Mons Rosellus, the current Monterusciello (NA) or similar, in other cases may derive from Nicknames originated from the Late Latin word rosellus (canna) and would indicate a locality close to a reed. Traces of this name is found for example in Florence in 1300 with an goldsmith named "... Ser Rosellus, Dictus Zellus... "; Traces of such a cognitive-ominization occurred in 1300 in Florence where in a text we read: "... Religiosum et scientissimum birum dominum fratrem Petrum Roselli, artis magistri Raymundi Lullii egregium professorem... ", in 1400 in Bologna among the university professors there is" Antonius de Rosellis de Aretio ", in Bergamo in 1500, where we find a Gerolamo Rosellus in Quality of Judge of the vicogues.
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