[Surname] Vianello/Viani
[...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'
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italian surnames  ·  Jameson  ·  12/18/2004, 12:56 AM
Podestà  ·  Menke  ·  12/19/2004, 7:28 AM
Re: italian surnames  ·  Jim Young  ·  12/19/2004, 7:23 AM
Vianello/Viani  ·  Menke  ·  12/19/2004, 7:15 AM
Nenci/Nencini/Nencioni  ·  Menke  ·  12/19/2004, 7:01 AM
Comba  ·  Menke  ·  12/19/2004, 6:43 AM
Re: italian surnames  ·  Menke  ·  12/19/2004, 6:15 AM
Brambilla: a surname with a story  ·  Menke  ·  12/19/2004, 5:48 AM