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Re: origin of surname MONAUNI
There are a few of the name in Germany, but Monauni appears to be a name of the Swiss-Italian frontier. Which side it originated on is beyond me, as is the original language. Here -
http://www.cognomiitaliani.org/cognomi/cognomi0011on.htm
you can read that it is a surname of the Trento Alto Adige region of Northern Italy, and that is of Germanic origin. This region contains speakers of Italian, German, Ladin, and an old Germanic language called Zimbar, or Lingua Cimbra, so take your pick.
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