Surname Drosi
Origin and meaning
The authors agree that this surname is of Greek origin, derived from drosos, a term that designates the dew or the morning moisture.
V. Blunda broadens that the word alludes to the freshness proper to dew and that it would have motivated the surname as a personal name of good augury, following the habitual patterns of the Greek names derived from favourable natural qualities preserved in the tradition of the Byzantine Mediterranean. Blunda places this surname in Sicily.
Geographic distribution: Sicily
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This entry brings together what 2 authors propose about the origin of the surname. In some cases they agree and reinforce a single hypothesis; in others, they contribute different views worth considering.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- Bergamo, N. (2013, May 21). Impero Romano d'Oriente 330–1453 la sua storia. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.imperobizantino.it/
- Blunda, V. (2018). Supposte origini dei cognomi in Sicilia [Digital edition]. Retrieved from https://www.trapaninostra.it