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Early Origins of the Menichini family

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

Early History of the Menichini family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Menichini 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 Menichini History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Menichini 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 Menichini 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 Menichini 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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Menichini migration to the United States +

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

Menichini Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Maria Menichini, aged 50, who landed in America from Atripalda, Italy, in 1900
  • Giovanni Menichini, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Ramiseto, Italy, in 1910
  • Giulia Menichini, aged 29, who landed in America from Pistoia, Italy, in 1911
  • Serafino Menichini, aged 23, who settled in America from Pistoia, Italy, in 1912
  • Giuseppe Menichini, aged 39, who immigrated to America from Nocero, Italy, in 1913
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