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View Surname: Pugliese


PUGLIESE
SOURCE: Location
USAGE: Italian
Meaning & History
From an adjectival derivative of Puglia, also known as Apulia, a region of southeastern Italy containing the "boot heel" and some of the coastline of the Adriatic Sea, hence a regional name for someone from Puglia/Apulia.
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