Anyone know if this is a surname and what it may mean?

johnlabarbera

Fontanetta Biaga

BillieDeKid · V.I.P. Joined: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Illinois

Hi John

I checked on steve morse site and there were 68 Fontanetta's that had manifests. Many were from Burgio Girgenti Sicily and one from Corleone Sicily.

johnlabarbera

So Fontanetta is the surname, is there an American version of Biaga, the first name?thanks

liviomoreno

Well, Biaga does not sound like an Italian first name.
If you post the original document, I can try to help you.

johnlabarbera

maybe its biaggia

www.geocities.com/Hear...ame.html#I

BillieDeKid · V.I.P. Joined: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Illinois

Hi John,

I believe Livio would like you to post the document with the name (birth act, marriage, death etc.)

johnlabarbera

It was a request from a friend I do not have the document but will see if she wants to send it for review....sorry I thought I posted that but must not have pushed the button!!!

BillieDeKid · V.I.P. Joined: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Illinois

Great, we'd be more than happy to help her!

johnlabarbera

Here it is!

Carole

The surname is clearly BIAGIA and the Italian White Pages shows that there is only ONE Biagia on the phone in Italy
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>THIS< however shows 14 listings with the name biagia incorporated. Some in 'double barrelled names. These are in Sicily BTW:

liviomoreno

In my humble opinion Fontanetta is the surname and Biagia is the given name.
Biagia is the feminine of Biagio.