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Help[Surname] Re: Bellisario / Belisaro
in reply to a message by Ciarda85
Italian: from the (now rare) personal name Belisario, Bellisario, derived via Latin from Greek Belisarios, a name that is probably of Illyric origin. The diffusion of the name was promoted by the fame of the general Belisarius, who served the emperor Justinian.
(Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press)
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