The Nani surname is a patronymic or plural form of Nino.
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Early Origins of the Nani family
The surname Nani was first found in Siena a city in Tuscany, capital of the province of Siena. Notable is the university but the cathedral and other fine buildings present a beauty, rich in Italian art which is unequalled. Many of the buildings are from the 12th, 13th and 14th century but the history precedes to the time of Augustus. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.
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Early History of the Nani family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Nani research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1384, 1406, 1421, 1717 and 1786 are included under the topic Early Nani History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Nani Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Nini, Nino, Ninio and others.
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Early Notables of the Nani family
Prominent among members of the family was Giovanni Battista Nini (1717-1786), an Italian engraver, sculptor, known for terra cotta medallions. Girolamo Nanni was a 17th-century Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. He is known to have frescoed in the chapel of the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme and... Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Nani Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Nani family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Alonso Nino, who arrived in America in 1526; Andres Nino, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1539; Martin Nino, who arrived in New Granada in 1588; Juana Nino, who came to New Spain in 1596.
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