Giugliani
This form is a variant of the surname Giugliano.
Origin and meaning
The authors agree that this surname derives from the place name Giugliano in Campania, a locality in the Naples area, in the region of Campania. E. De Felice broadens this toponymic base and also includes Giugliana, another locality in the same area, as a possible origin of the surname.
Variants
Geographic distribution: Naples
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Drawing on 2 authors, this entry presents the different hypotheses about the origin of the surname, avoiding a single oversimplified explanation.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
- Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org