Surname Grisolia
Origin and meaning
The authors agree that the surname has a toponymic origin, derived from the place called Grisolia, in the Cosenza area, in the region of Calabria. E. De Felice notes that it is a surname proper to Campania and Calabria.
E. Rossoni specifies that its presence is concentrated in the north of the Cosenza area, and adds a hypothesis on the origin of the place name: it would derive from the Greek chryso-Elías, with the sense "Elijah of Gold", in reference to the biblical prophet Elijah.
Geographic distribution: Campania, Calabria
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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