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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"''.
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'''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."''
   
* "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]
      
==Surnames on the west end of the island around Xuvella's arrival==
 
==Surnames on the west end of the island around Xuvella's arrival==
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