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Re: Surname Misirlis

by M.Sagani (guest)

6/12/2006, 9:12 AM

I think it is greek. I wonder if it is similar to the italian surname MESITI (Messitis?) coming from calabrian greek dialects.
Mesiti means in regional italian "middleman"

Somebody will explain better than me.

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- Christo (guest) +2

6/12/2006, 11:18 PM

Misirlis is a really greak name derived from Turkish "misirli" which means "Egyptian".

- Christo (guest) +1

6/12/2006, 11:20 PM

Misirlis is really a Greak name derived from Turkish "misirli" which means "Egyptian" (definitely not Gypsy).

- Pavlos

7/12/2006, 3:25 AM

In fact there is a popular Greek song called...

Misirlou ("the girl from Eqgypt"), whose twangy US adaptation bacame the soundtrack of "Pulp Fiction" :)

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