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Early Origins of the Minichini family

The surname Minichini was first found in at the foundations of Venice (Italian: Venezia), with the Minotto family.

Early History of the Minichini family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Minichini research. The years 1203, 1265, 1300, 1450, 1550, 1575, 1655, 1722, 1765, 1769, 1808, 1848, 1863, 1864, 1873, 1876, 1881 and 1886 are included under the topic Early Minichini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Minichini Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Minichini include Menico, Menichi, Menech, Minico, Minichi, Menego, Meneghi, Menega, Menoga, Menoghi, Minigo, Menco, Menchi, Menci, Minco, Mengo, Menghi, Menga, Mingo, Minghi, Meni, Misotti, Minuziano, Mingoti, Menochio, Minelli, Minnelli, Menis, De Minico, Menichelli, Minichelli, Minichiello, Meneghelli, Meneghello, Meneghel, Menichini, Minichini, Minichino, Meneghini, Meniconi, Meneghino, Meneghin, Menicucci, Minicucci, Meneguzzi, Menoncini and many more.

Early Notables of the Minichini family

Prominent among members of the family was Rosso Misotti, leader of the Ghibeline faction in Ferrara in 1203. Members of the Venetian Minotto family were brave soldiers: in 1265 Tommaso Minotto led the army against the Genoese forces; and in 1300 Marco Minotto was General of 37 ships which fought against the Greeks; Alessandro Minuziano was an editor and printer in Puglia in 1450 who printed the first edition of the collected works of Cicero; Giacomo Menochio was a prominent jurist...
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United States Minichini migration to the United States +

Immigrants bearing the name Minichini or a variant listed above include:

Minichini Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Maddalena Minichini, aged 51, who immigrated to America from Cicciano, in 1897
  • Felice Minichini, aged 17, who landed in America from Cicciano, Italy, in 1899
Minichini Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Raffaele Minichini, aged 37, who settled in America from Borca Reale, in 1902
  • Andrea Minichini, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Salerno, Italy, in 1906
  • Maria Rosa Minichini, aged 25, who landed in America from S. Paolo Belsito, in 1906
  • Nicoletta Minichini, aged 44, who immigrated to the United States from Caserta, Nola, in 1907
  • Antonio Minichini, aged 37, who landed in America from Nocera, Italy, in 1910
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