| ![Show Contents]() Gaglioti History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of GagliotiWhat does the name Gaglioti mean? The name Gaglioti, like many surnames is derived from a personal name that was in use before surnames began to be used. The original personal name, Gagliardo, was composed of the Germanic elements "gail," meaning "joyous" and "hard" meaning "brave." Early Origins of the Gaglioti familyThe surname Gaglioti was first found in Naples, (Italian: Napoli, Latin: Neapolis.) Former capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in southern Italy, it is now the chief city of the province of Naples. It shares with Istanbul the claim to be the most beautiful city in Europe. Naples has 237 Churches and 57 Chapels. The National Museum and other galleries contain riches in art and artifacts. 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. Early History of the Gaglioti familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gaglioti research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1582, 1643, 1695, 1700, 1710, 1725, 1736, 1740, 1750 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Gaglioti History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gaglioti Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gagliani, Gagliano, Gagglianno, Gaggliani and many more. Early Notables of the Gaglioti familyMarco da Gagliano (1582-1643) Italian composer; and Tiberio Gagliano, a famous surgeon.
Gagliano, was a celebrated family of violin-makers at Naples. Alessandro, the first, worked from about 1695 to 1725. His work, like that of his sons, is good and substantial, but it exhibits the same unattractive greyish-yellow varnish which was used by the sons. Alexander calls himself 'alumnus' of Stradivarius, and all the Gaglianos worked more or less on the Stradivari model. His sons, Nicolo (1700-1740) and Gennaro (1710—1750), made a large number of good instruments. His grandson, Ferdinando (1736-1781), son of Nicholas, like all his Italian contemporaries, exhibits a marked...
Another 123 words (9 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gaglioti Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Gaglioti familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Filomeno Gaglio, 42, who came to New York in 1882; A. Gaglione, aged 39, who arrived at Ellis Island from Italy, in 1893; Agostino Gaglione, aged 20, who arrived at Ellis Island from Palermo Termini, Italy, in 1911.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gaglioti (post 1700) | + |
- Sandy Gordon Gaglioti, American college basketball player who held records for the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team from 1999 through 2007
- Francesco Gaglioti, Luxembourg footballer, member of FC Jeunesse Canach
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