#1: What is the meaning and origin of my surname? Author: johnlabarbera, Location: Katy Texas USAPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:10 pm ---- Ok so I go to free translation service and I put in La Barbera and out comes the Barbery horse....so originally I thought I was a barber and now I am thinking I am named after a horse???
Anyone know how to find out about your surname other than the coat of arms websites?
La Barbera sembrerebbe specifico della Sicilia occidentale e dovrebbe derivare da un soprannome collegato al mestiere di barbiere.
La Barbera seems to be typical of the western Sicily and should derive from a nickname connected to the barber job.
#3: Re: What is the meaning and origin of my surname? Author: johnlabarbera, Location: Katy Texas USAPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:09 pm ---- that's a great link thanks again livio
#4: Re: What is the meaning and origin of my surname? Author: lilbees, Location: Georgia, USAPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 9:11 pm ---- One of my family names sounds great......."nightingale" or song of the nightingale.