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| * Zunino. Usage: Italian. Derived from the given name Giovanni. | | * Zunino. Usage: Italian. Derived from the given name Giovanni. |
| * Albanian: zhurmë [ʒuɾmə] meaning ''"noise"''. | | * Albanian: zhurmë [ʒuɾmə] meaning ''"noise"''. |
| + | '''Note''': According to family tradition of the Zuvela's, the family came from [[France]]. This is the only bit of information that has been passed down concerning the Zuvela's family origins. [[User:Peter Z.|Peter Z.]] 03:23, 8 January 2011 (UTC) |
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− | | + | * Andorra la '''Vella'''. Wikipedia:'' "Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital."'' |
| *'''Vella''' is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. | | *'''Vella''' is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. |
− | * Andorra la '''Vella'''. Wikipedia:'' "Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital."''
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| * "1: vello, vella & c. meaning, See him, or her, & c." ''taken'' from [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dvAsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA322&dq=Vella+its+meaning+in+italian+language&hl=en&ei=9kQmTdidMMLMcPXuhYsB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Vella%20&f=false Grammar and exercises in twenty-four lectures on the Italian language] by Mr. Galignani (Giovanni Antonio) & Antonio Montucci | | * "1: vello, vella & c. meaning, See him, or her, & c." ''taken'' from [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=dvAsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA322&dq=Vella+its+meaning+in+italian+language&hl=en&ei=9kQmTdidMMLMcPXuhYsB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Vella%20&f=false Grammar and exercises in twenty-four lectures on the Italian language] by Mr. Galignani (Giovanni Antonio) & Antonio Montucci |
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| (c) Surname: VELLA from Sicily ''taken'' from [http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.weurope.italy.sicilia.general/1139/mb.ashx ancestry.com] | | (c) Surname: VELLA from Sicily ''taken'' from [http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.weurope.italy.sicilia.general/1139/mb.ashx ancestry.com] |
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| (d) Like so many Maltese surnames, the name Vella is ultimately of Italian origin. In this instance, the name is variant of more well-known surname Bella and is derived from the Calabrian and Sicilian. ''taken'' from [http://www.searchmalta.com/surnames/vella/index.shtml www.searchmalta.com] | | (d) Like so many Maltese surnames, the name Vella is ultimately of Italian origin. In this instance, the name is variant of more well-known surname Bella and is derived from the Calabrian and Sicilian. ''taken'' from [http://www.searchmalta.com/surnames/vella/index.shtml www.searchmalta.com] |
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| ==Surnames on the west end of the island around Xuvella's arrival== | | ==Surnames on the west end of the island around Xuvella's arrival== |