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Re: Origin of a Name
BENASSI:Origin: Italyhttp://www.italygen.com/italiansurnames/keyB.php?pag=108http://www.cognomiitaliani.org/cognomi/cognomi0002en.htmRelated names:
BENASSA
BENASSAI
BENASSI
BENASSINI
BENASSO
BENAZZI
BENAZZO
Probably derived from the medieval Benassai and its modifications or transformations of the medieval name Beme, Italianized form from the Latin nomen Bonus.
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Sorry: Beme = BeneLatin Bonus means "good":http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bonus
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See also this posting on this messageboard:
http://surnames.behindthename.com/bb/sur/4229141
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