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Additionally common some names indicate regional origins: Gega/Gegaj (for one of Gheg origin), Tosku/Toskaj (signifying Tosk origin) and Chami (for Cham origin). Some common names are Northern Albanian clan names that double as place names such as Kelmendi and Shkreli. Other notable clan-origin names include Berisha, Krasniqi and Gashi. These ...
List of family name affixes; List of most popular given names; List (surname) ... This page was last edited on 23 November 2024, at 23:04 (UTC).
The surname Cassar may have derived from the given name "Cesare," and further back from the Roman family name "Caesar." In Classical antiquity, the name "Caesar" was associated by folk etymology with the Latin word "caesaries" (meaning head of hair). The Maltese Cassar coat of arms has the Latin word "SPES" (meaning "hope") inscribed on it.
Lawrence Gonzi (born 1953) – Prime Minister of Malta (2004–2013) Louis Grech (born 1947) – Deputy Prime Minister of Malta (since 2013) Joseph Howard (1862–1925) – Prime Minister of Malta (1921–1923) Albert Hyzler (1916–1993) – Acting President of Malta (1981–1982) Norman Lowell (born 1946) – founder and leader, Imperium Europa
A common Filipino name will consist of the given name (mostly 2 given names are given), the initial letter of the mother's maiden name and finally the father's surname (i.e. Lucy Anne C. de Guzman). Also, women are allowed to retain their maiden name or use both her and her husband's surname as a double-barreled surname , separated by a dash.
The Maltese (Maltese: Maltin) people are an ethnic group native to Malta who speak Maltese, a Semitic language and share a common culture and Maltese history.Malta, an island country in the Mediterranean Sea, is an archipelago that also includes an island of the same name together with the islands of Gozo (Maltese: Għawdex) and Comino (Maltese: Kemmuna); people of Gozo, Gozitans (Maltese ...
Formosa is a common surname in Malta, Spain, Portugal, Spanish colonies and other Mediterranean countries.. The name derives from the Latin name Formosus and Spanish word "fermoso", meaning "beautiful".
It has been recorded in Malta since ancient times, and its origins probably lie in the name Micali, a variant of Michael (in Hebrew, Michael means "Who is like God?"). However, another possible derivation for the surname is the Maltese word "mħallef", which means 'judge', and thus its origin is not certain. This surname is found in various ...