Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Sicilian Pronounced Pron. /buʃ.ˈʃɛ.mi/(Italian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Name for someone originally from the town of Buscemi in Sicily, derived from the Arabic toponym قلعة أبي شامة (qal'at 'abi shama) meaning "castle of the man with the mole" or "castle of (the family of) Abi Shama".