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Gian Origin and Immigration
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Origin: Guiseppe Boggiano Italy to New York to New Jersey Born: approx. 1838 Italy (possibly Genoa area Married: Maria Cassinello
Surnames: Boggiano
Submitted by: Susan
Origin of Gian, Meaning of Gian
Origin: my name is marco viggiani and iam from brasil,i looking for parents and infomationsabout my surname.my grand father is eugenio and your father is pelegrino.i hopethat canhelp me. mio nome e marco sono brasiliano e cerco persone della ia famiglia. mio nono i chiamava eugenio u papa pelegino.ho arrivato i brasile 1908.mio e mail e miggianibr@yahoo.com.br
Surnames: viggiani
Submitted by: marco viggiani
Origin of Gian, Meaning of Gian
Origin: The surname "Regan" is from O'Reagian in Ireland, and can also be found in Germany. In German, in means, 'To Concur".
Surnames: Regan, O'Reagian, Reagan, Ragan
Submitted by: Katie
Origin of Gian, Meaning of Gian
Origin: Karagiannis is a combination of 2 words. Kara means forehead in Turkish and Giannis means John in Greek. In essence the name is John Forehead. The reasoning behind this was that during the Greek War for Independence, many Greeks would shoot their Turkish soldiers in the forehead, and John is a popular name.
Surnames: Karagiannis
Submitted by: Vasilios Karagianis
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