tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.comments2023-06-05T05:47:42.814-04:00Growing Up in an Italian FamilyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-34826905223882600232015-07-07T01:28:22.916-04:002015-07-07T01:28:22.916-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821480518621941929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-63203098648216792642015-07-07T01:27:33.234-04:002015-07-07T01:27:33.234-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.brunohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821480518621941929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-54900383686724900542014-12-23T05:23:16.031-05:002014-12-23T05:23:16.031-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-340754854573267362014-12-23T05:13:52.858-05:002014-12-23T05:13:52.858-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-63170690576116471592014-12-15T13:44:19.209-05:002014-12-15T13:44:19.209-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.******** ************https://www.blogger.com/profile/03723357450620558293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-9736116948124700432014-10-29T15:51:17.108-04:002014-10-29T15:51:17.108-04:00The more I look into this surname the more I find ...The more I look into this surname the more I find it actually is derived from Morabit or Murabit so it's actually a Middle Eastern surname! There was a whole website devoted to this surname - I'll need to find it and link it here. As for Romeo - yup, it\s also a biggie!!nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-14738868647501810572014-10-28T14:06:50.082-04:002014-10-28T14:06:50.082-04:00I feel your pain ... my Grandfather was born in Ar...I feel your pain ... my Grandfather was born in Ardore, and his last name was ... Romeo. That's a very common name in Italy, and Reggio Calabria is full of them. My Grandmother's mother (both maternal grandparents) was from Benestare, and I'm finding her mother's surname also mixed in with Romeos. <br />I'm having the same trouble with my father's family in Abruzzo ... so many branches with the same surname ...<br />Patti FrabottaPJEFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433383574344262617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-49204920584724657392014-09-14T09:12:32.341-04:002014-09-14T09:12:32.341-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-49731901885930802552014-09-07T21:17:51.645-04:002014-09-07T21:17:51.645-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-14532310734503714352014-09-06T22:58:08.530-04:002014-09-06T22:58:08.530-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-77260357032937701442014-09-06T15:49:59.053-04:002014-09-06T15:49:59.053-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10067365784499444233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-51099190260835285702014-03-14T11:24:50.613-04:002014-03-14T11:24:50.613-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-82140918782286518832014-01-30T23:33:44.958-05:002014-01-30T23:33:44.958-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675550469217146672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-53791862741883070722014-01-30T23:29:47.321-05:002014-01-30T23:29:47.321-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675550469217146672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-61288947053691735922014-01-30T23:29:32.154-05:002014-01-30T23:29:32.154-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675550469217146672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-55852493571339564312014-01-30T23:27:58.796-05:002014-01-30T23:27:58.796-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675550469217146672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-68637282063649669792013-11-16T10:05:41.574-05:002013-11-16T10:05:41.574-05:00Hi, my family also comes from Calabria. Molochio t...Hi, my family also comes from Calabria. Molochio to be precise. My great grandfather (Salvatore) came over in 1903 and married my great grandmother (Filomena) in 1908.<br /><br />I remember reading in high school that our surname came from Spain. It comes from the Spanish word "mora" for mulberry.<br /><br />Here is a copy and paste:<br />Interestingly, family names such as Morabito, Murabito and Mirabito are common in western Sicily, the Aeolian Islands and southern Calabria in Italy. These names may have appeared in this region as early as the 11th century, when Robert Guiscard and the Normans defeated the Saracens (Muslims) in Sicily. In addition to southern Italy, there are also sizable populations of Mourabit (also spelled Murabit) in modern-day Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania.Joseph Morabitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685853728078949253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-79463773585535864002013-11-09T07:31:46.561-05:002013-11-09T07:31:46.561-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-21335607209061468512013-11-06T19:27:34.149-05:002013-11-06T19:27:34.149-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00881003435723254605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-62702614769549011082013-05-24T19:41:08.500-04:002013-05-24T19:41:08.500-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-28714374614532116502013-05-24T19:34:19.687-04:002013-05-24T19:34:19.687-04:00Hi Maria .. Is it possible for you to email me? ...Hi Maria .. Is it possible for you to email me? I'd love to exchange info. You can reach me through this page: http://www.calabriaexchange.com/feedback.html<br />nucciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10002959734956364823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-36001761786599984492013-05-24T07:41:21.139-04:002013-05-24T07:41:21.139-04:00Hi, My name is Maria Misasi and I just wanted to s...Hi, My name is Maria Misasi and I just wanted to send you a short note. I know this picture was posted a couple of years back, however I was helping my son do a research project on his grandparents when we came across it. The young girl in the centre with the big smile is my mother!!! beside her is my grandfather and grandmother. Three of the young boys in the front row are my uncles. WOW! They were neighbours of your Great Grandmother's son Antonio. Both my mom and one of my uncles remembers this celebration gathering. Regards, Mariarywohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786680455494397705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-23664567823732725502013-05-24T07:40:37.458-04:002013-05-24T07:40:37.458-04:00Hi, My name is Maria Misasi and I just wanted to s...Hi, My name is Maria Misasi and I just wanted to send you a short note. I know this picture was posted a couple of years back, however I was helping my son do a research project on his grandparents when we came across it. The young girl in the centre with the big smile is my mother!!! beside her is my grandfather and grandmother. Three of the young boys in the front row are my uncles. WOW! They were neighbours of your Great Grandmother's son Antonio. Both my mom and one of my uncles remembers this celebration gathering. Regards, Mariarywohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786680455494397705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-40819451667932097082013-05-24T07:40:02.853-04:002013-05-24T07:40:02.853-04:00Hi, My name is Maria Misasi and I just wanted to s...Hi, My name is Maria Misasi and I just wanted to send you a short note. I know this picture was posted a couple of years back, however I was helping my son do a research project on his grandparents when we came across it. The young girl in the centre with the big smile is my mother!!! beside her is my grandfather and grandmother. Three of the young boys in the front row are my uncles. WOW! They were neighbours of your Great Grandmother's son Antonio. Both my mom and one of my uncles remembers this celebration gathering. Regards, Mariarywohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00786680455494397705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3035343289875246208.post-4330840242173805682013-05-23T16:05:21.066-04:002013-05-23T16:05:21.066-04:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.A Student Of Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105243258784496219noreply@blogger.com