Gelmini History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

The name Gelmini came from the Latin personal name Guglielmo or Guilielmus, which is derived from the personal name William.

Early Origins of the Gelmini family

The surname Gelmini was first found in Pesaro, anciently Pisaurum, a city and seaport of the Marches and capital of the province of Pesaro and Urbino.

Early History of the Gelmini family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gelmini research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1229, 1573, 1624, 1655, 1698, 1710 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Gelmini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gelmini Spelling Variations

In 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 Gelmini include Guglielmi, Guglielmo, Di Guglielmo, Guglielmelli, Guglielmetti, Guglielmini, Guglielmino, Guglielmotti, Guglielmucci, Guglielmoni, Guglielmone, Ghielmi, Gilelmi, Gelmi, Gelmo, Gelmetti and many more.

Early Notables of the Gelmini family

Prominent among members of the family was Domenico Guglielmini (1655 -1710), a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1698; Giulio-Cesare Gugliemi, a distinguished captain of the military in 1573, as well as Giacomo and Bernardino Guglielmi, both Philosophers in Siena. Alessandro Guglielmi was a man of letters; another Alessandro Guglielmi was Governor of Spoleto and an ambassador to various courts around Italy. Pietro Telmoni Guglielmoni was a...
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Migration of the Gelmini family

Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Gelmini or a variant listed above: Fioravanti Gugliemi, who was Naturalized in West Virginia in 1898, Guiseppe Michael Guglielmo who was Naturalized in Iowa between the years 1866-1943, as well as Valentino Guglielmetti, who was Naturalized in Indiana between the years 1899-1900..

Contemporary Notables of the name Gelmini (post 1700) +

Beatrice Gelmini (b. 1966), Italian former competitive figure skater who won four Italian national titles and represented Italy at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary
Pietro "Pierino" Gelmini (1925-2014), Italian Roman Catholic priest who founded the drug abuse rehabilitation center Comunità Incontro (Community Encounter)
Mariastella Gelmini (b. 1973), Italian politician and attorney, Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies (2021-), Minister of Education, University and Research (2008-2011)
Graciela Beatriz Gelmini, Argentine theoretical physicist who specializes in astroparticle physics, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles