[Surname] Vianello/Viani
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[...Vianello è specifico veneto, in èarticolare veneziano, Viani ha un forte nucleo in Emilia, con un possibile ceppo nel bresciano ed uno in Toscana, dovrebbero derivare dall'aferesi del nome medioevale Viviano....]
Vianello is specific from Veneto, in the Venetian articulation, Viani has a hard core in Emilia, with a possible root in Brescia and one in Tuscany; they should derive from the aphaeresis* of the medieval name Viviano.
*aphaeresis (apheresis) = omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
Vianello is specific from Veneto, in the Venetian articulation, Viani has a hard core in Emilia, with a possible root in Brescia and one in Tuscany; they should derive from the aphaeresis* of the medieval name Viviano.
*aphaeresis (apheresis) = omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'