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Re: my surname
The surname Formosa is Italian, it exists especially in Southern Italy: CAMPANIA (the region of Naples), CALABRIA and SICILIA.
This surname means "beautiful", "well shaped". Both in Italy and Spain there is also the surname Formoso.
Both surnames exist in USA.
For the Italian surnames see the site www.gens.labo.it
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