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Help[Surname] Re: Alighieri
in reply to a message by Giacomo
In fact the names has come into Italian Through the medieval LatinAlagherius, Alaghieri. In germanic countries Alaker.
At the moment the first name Alighiero is very rare in Italy.
At the moment the first name Alighiero is very rare in Italy.
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That's great, thanks. With this info I discovered that the ghieri part goes back to Germanic 'gaira' meaning lance. The ali (ala) bit is said to mean something like all or every. However, it should mean 'shake', because I heard that Alighieri means 'Shake-Spear'! So does ali or ala mean shake in any European language?
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