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![Show Contents]() Virdis History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Virdis familyThe surname Virdis was first found in the valleys of Maira, which lie south of Turin. The Berardi family can be traced back to this area, where they resided in the 12th century. Early History of the Virdis familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Virdis research. The years 1320, 1387, 1442, 1445, 1495, 1640, 1719, 1850 and 1868 are included under the topic Early Virdis History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Virdis Spelling VariationsItalian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Virdis include Berardi, Berardo, Berardis, Beraldi, Beraldo, Beraudo, Verardi, Verardo, Veraldi, Veraldo, Veralli, Verallo, Velardi, Velardo, Vilardi, Vilardo, Berardelli, Berardini, Berardino, Berardinelli, Berardinetti, Berardocchi, Berarducci, Beraldini, Beraldin, Belardelli, Belardetti, Belardini, Belardinelli, Belardoni, Bellardino and many more. Early Notables of the Virdis familyProminent among members of the family was Giovanni Berardi, an ecclesiastic in Tagliacozzo in the 13th century; Aldevrandino Beraldi was councillor of Treviso in the 14th century; Tommaso Beraldi was a judge and ambassador in Venice in 1320; Bartolomeo Beraldo was mayor of Castelfranco in 1387; Baldassarre Berardi was a castle owner in Dronero and was mayor of Alba in 1442; Costanzo Beraldi was senator of Rome in 1445 and mayor of Dronero and of the valleys around Maira; Alessandro Beraldi was a military captain in 1495 in Venice and died valiantly in the battle...
Another 94 words (7 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Virdis Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Virdis familySome of the first North American settlers with Virdis name or one of its variants:
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