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[Surname] Re: Rigoly
by Jim Young (guest)
3/10/2006, 4:04 PM
in reply to a message by M.Sagani
A bit of ethno-linguistic background wouldn't come amiss. Are you referring to the Hungarian rigo?
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- Sagani (guest)   +2
3/13/2006, 6:56 AM
I have noticed tha in Hungary one cand find Rigely and of course Rigoly could b e a new spelling.
Italian Rigos are from Venice and Trieste region called in Italian Friuli-Venezia-Giulia. Rigo comes from the goven name Arrigo ( see the diction of Italian Surnames by Emidio De Felice).
I ignore the origin of the hungarian variant Rigo.
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- Cassius Rennel (guest)
3/13/2006, 7:35 AM
Um... this is a bit embarassing, but I miss spelled it, it is spelled Rigoli, I'm terribly sorry. And you are right to ignore the Hungarian origin, for it is a varriant form of Arrigo.
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- Sagani (guest)
3/13/2006, 7:00 AM
Sorry for mostakes:you must read "Dictionary of Italian Surnames instead of "diction".
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