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Subject: Re: Iero
Author: Jim Young   (guest, 83.100.255.235)
Date: January 21, 2012 at 11:17:50 AM
Reply to: Iero by dramaelf
Calabrian, apparently from the Greek Hieros, "holy", which was probably a male given name. As is often noted here, surnames whose origins lie in the Greek language are not uncommon in Southern Italy.

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