Surname Migliari
Origin and meaning
E. Rossoni notes that this surname is specific to the province of Ferrara, in the region of Emilia-Romagna, and derives from the place name Migliaro, a locality of that same province.
F. De Laurentiis agrees that the base is the place name Migliaro and adds that this place name comes from miglio, the Italian term for millet, a herbaceous plant with small ears whose rounded, yellowish grains were traditionally used as feed for poultry.
Geographic distribution: Veneto
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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:
- Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
- De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/