Cresi
This form is a variant of the surname Clesi.
Origin and meaning
It comes from the Greek cryezy, according to V. Blunda. The form corresponds to a derivative of the Greek onomastic repertoire transmitted to eastern Sicily during the Byzantine period, preserved in the Greek-speaking tradition of the island through the habitual fixing of the Greek forms as family names in the zone.
Variants
Geographic distribution: Sicily
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This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- Blunda, V. (2018). Supposte origini dei cognomi in Sicilia [Digital edition]. Retrieved from https://www.trapaninostra.it