Dimari History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Dimari

The name is Biblical in origin, coming from the Virgin Mary. The fact that the prefixes "De" and "Di" are often added to it suggest that it could be metronymic, that is, a surname originally derived from the name of the first bearer's mother, and meaning "son of Maria." This is rare in Italian names, generally such names were taken from the name of the father (patronymics). In some cases the children of widows or the illegitimate children of noblemen's mistresses took the mother's name for their surname.

Early Origins of the Dimari family

Early History of the Dimari family

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Dimari Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maria, De Maria, Demaria, Di Maria, Mari and others.

Early Notables of the Dimari family

Lorenzo Cybo de Mari (c.1450-1503), an Italian Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, was made cardinal in 1489; Francesco di Maria (1623-1690), an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly...
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Migration of the Dimari family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antonio Dimare and Carmine Dimari, who both arrived at the port of New York in 1882, aboard the "Washington" from Palermo; Micheisant Di Maria, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893.