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Subject: surname Benassi
Author: Mino Sagani   (guest, 95.237.91.218)
Date: February 6, 2012 at 9:22:49 AM
This surname is widely spread in Northern Italy in provinces like BOLOGNA, MODENA and PARMA but also in ROME. It is a variant of surname BENI, That means good, well.
Beni derives from old medieval first names like BENTIVOGLIO,BENTIVEGNA etc.

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