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Help[Surname] Re: Sinister Surnames
in reply to a message by Menke
the surname Malatesta is not so "awful" as you imagine.
It just means a "nasty or stubborn person" or perhaps a false or a wicked person.
However the Malatesta have been the most powerful family and the "Lords" of the Romagna region in Northern Italy (the area of RIMINI), now one of the most important sea resorts of the Adriatic Coast. So this surname is quite popular in Italy.
It just means a "nasty or stubborn person" or perhaps a false or a wicked person.
However the Malatesta have been the most powerful family and the "Lords" of the Romagna region in Northern Italy (the area of RIMINI), now one of the most important sea resorts of the Adriatic Coast. So this surname is quite popular in Italy.
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