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I am hoping for more defining information about the origins of my ancestral surname - TREGLIA. My ancestors of that name came from Alassio (160 yrs ago), but before that (up to 300 yrs ago)they may have come from southern central coastal Italy. There is even a town named Treglia. My limited understanding is that it may have something to do with the small fish - "triglia" - the red reef mullet that is common in the Mediterranean. Perhaps someone who is a fisherman, or sells fish or something. I'm also curious about the "glia" ending of many Italian surnames. What is the nature of that ending? Is it a regional feature? Does it have any special meaning?
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The "glia" (pr. LYEE-ah, not GLEE-ah) is simply a common sound in Italian, I think, but it might have something to do with a gender form. There is the masculine form, il, which becomes i in plural. The feminine form, la, becomes le and the third form, lo, becomes gli (lyee).
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Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times if only one remembers to turn on the lights
~Albus Dumbledore
We have to invade Aghan...Afagahn...Afganh...Afghna...Affg...Iraq ~ Dubya
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