Brief Life History of Bernardo
When Bernardo di Giorgio was born on 19 May 1832, in Bisacquino, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, his father, Michele Di Giorgio, was 28 and his mother, Maria Caterina Collura, was 22. He married Margherita Bondi on 20 September 1862, in Bisacquino, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Sources (3)
- Bernardo Di Giorgio, "Italy Marriages, 1809-1900"
- {name} na entrada para Michele di Giorgio, “Nascimentos e Batizados da Itália, 1806-1900”
- Bernardo Di Giorgio, "Italia, Nati e Battesimi, 1806-1900"
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World Events (4)
1849
Austria regains control of most of Italy.
1860
Northern Italy was joined to the Kingdom of Sardinia.
1929
Lateran Treaty creates state of Vatican City.
Name Meaning
Chinese:
Mandarin form of the surname 狄, a term referring to the tribes in ancient northern China: (i) from Di (狄), the name of an ancient state (thought to have been located in Hebei or Shandong province), which was granted to Xiao Bo or Kao Bo by King Cheng of Zhou (reigned 1042–1021 BC ). (ii) adopted as a surname by the Ku Di (庫狄) family during the Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 AD ). (iii) traced back to other minority ethnic groups in ancient northwestern China.
Mandarin form of the Chinese surname 邸, meaning ‘official residence’ in Chinese: (i) from placename Di (邸), the name of a county (unidentified location). (ii) said to be borne by some descendants of Kujula Kadphises (called 丘就郤 or 邸就郤 in Chinese, 30–c. 80 AD ), founder of the Kushan Empire (one branch of the Yuezhi people originating from western China) located in Central Asia during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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