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[Surname] Fratarcangeli
Help with the meaning of Fratarcangeli?It probably goes without saying that this surname is Italian. :-P It is my mother's maiden name; her father and his family were from Ceprano in central Italy. Bits and pieces of the name are reminiscent of something familiar: 'frat' like fraternal or any number of words related to it, also 'arcangeli' or 'angeli.' But I'd love to hear a more informed opinion than take stabs at it myself based on sounds alone. Thanks!

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Fratarcangeli  ·  Eilis  ·  11/16/2009, 8:36 PM
Thank you both so much! :-)  ·  Eilis  ·  11/17/2009, 4:05 PM
Re: Fratarcangeli  ·  Mino Sagani  ·  11/17/2009, 3:08 PM
Re: Fratarcangeli  ·  Marc  ·  11/17/2009, 10:11 AM