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Fara f Sicilian, Neapolitan, Italian (Tuscan) Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element
-fara-, for example
Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.
Filumena f Neapolitan, Sicilian, Sardinian, Czech (Archaic), Croatian (Archaic), German (Austrian, Archaic), Romansh (Archaic) Sardinian, Sicilian and Neapolitan form of
Filomena as well as an obsolete Austrian German (used in South Tyrol), Romansh, Czech and Croatian variant of
Filomena.
Maruzzella f Neapolitan Supposedly a Neapolitan form of
Marisa - perhaps a double diminutive in origin. By coincidence, it may also mean "small braid (of hair)" in Neapolitan.... [
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Masaniello m Italian, Neapolitan Abbreviation of the given names
Tommaso and
Aniello. It is otherwise not used as a given name. This was the name of an Italian fisherman and revolution leader in the 1647 revolt.