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Help[Surname] Italian surname Michienzi
Hello all!
My SO's last name is Michienzi, and it is known that his grandfather is from the Calabria region, although the name of the town escapes me at present. But the point is:
What does it mean? I've been looking at dictionaries and i can't find any words with "mich" as a root. I tried "mic" and "mici" and "micc" (i don't speak italian one bit, so i'm guessing about how roots evolve in italian) and the only things that look remotely likely are amichevole (friendly, amicable) and formichie\re (tapir) although i suspect that "form" is the root of that word, and it was a false hit.
Any clues, guys?
Thanks so much
Kira
My SO's last name is Michienzi, and it is known that his grandfather is from the Calabria region, although the name of the town escapes me at present. But the point is:
What does it mean? I've been looking at dictionaries and i can't find any words with "mich" as a root. I tried "mic" and "mici" and "micc" (i don't speak italian one bit, so i'm guessing about how roots evolve in italian) and the only things that look remotely likely are amichevole (friendly, amicable) and formichie\re (tapir) although i suspect that "form" is the root of that word, and it was a false hit.
Any clues, guys?
Thanks so much
Kira
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