| ![Show Contents]() Fioritto History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy A variety of distinguished and notable names have emerged from the beautiful and historical Italian region of Tuscany, including the notable surname Fioritto. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany, who were originally known only by a single name, found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. This process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries, but it was not completed until the modern era. The development of Italian hereditary surnames followed general principles and were characterized by derivatives from one's given name. The patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, was one of the most common name types found in the region of Tuscany. This system of name-making was widely used because it linked well with the existing Feudal System and during the Christian era, many people named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Fioritto came from the personal name "Fiore," which is derived from the Latin "flos floris," which means "flower blossom." Early Origins of the Fioritto familyThe surname Fioritto was first found in Pistoia, when a Fioravante was a member of the government council in the city. Early History of the Fioritto familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Fioritto research. The years 1415, 1486, 1535, 1608, 1686, 1694, 1747, 1770, 1778, 1816 and 1837 are included under the topic Early Fioritto History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Fioritto Spelling VariationsIn comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Fioritto include Fiore, Fiori, Fiora, Fior, Floris, Flores, Dal Fiore, Dalla Fior, Di Fiore, La Fiore, Fiorelli, Fiorello, Fiorella, Fiorellini, Fiorellino, Fiorillo, Fioriglio, Fioretti, Fioretto, Fioritto, Fiorotto, Fiorucci, Fioruzzi, Fioroni, Fiorone, Fiorani, Fioranti, Fiorasi and many more. Early Notables of the Fioritto familyProminent among members of the family was Ridolfo "Aristotile" Fioravanti (1415-1486), an Italian Renaissance architect; Federico Fiori, a painter born in Urbino in 1535, who studied under Michelangelo and Vasari in Rome. Leonardo Fioravanti was a respected doctor in Bologna around this time; Angelo Maria Fiore was a cellist and composed sonatas for the cello and violin during the 17th century. Stefano Andrea Fiore, born in Milan in 1686, was an opera composer and was Maestro di Cappella to the King of Sardinia. Giovanni Andrea Fiorini of Pavia was a composer of church music and was Choirmaster at the...
Another 98 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Fioritto Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Fioritto familyEarly records show that people bearing the name Fioritto arrived in North America quite early: Maria Fiore, age 36, who arrived in New York city aboard the SS Letimbro from Palermo, December 3, 1888, Stefano Fiore, who traveled on the SS Alesia from Naples, arriving in NY on March 22, 1893, Giuseppe Fiorella, who took the S.S. Italia from Naples, arriving at the Port of New York on 2 March 1913, as well as a bearer of Fiorelli who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1840..
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