Fisichella is an Italian surname, originally from Sicily,[1][2][3] which in 2020 was present in around 130 Italian municipalities.[4][5][6]
Etymology and history
Fisichella is an occupational surname, derived from Medieval Latin: physicus, lit. 'physician'.[1][3]
It originated in the outskirts of Catania[1][7][4] during the Middle Ages, probably to indicate the daughter of a physician.[1][3]
Between the 19th and the 20th century, the surname spread to Lombardy and Lazio.[2][7][5][6][3]
People named Fisichella
Notable people with this family name include:
- Francesco Fisichella (1841–1908), priest, philosopher and jurist
- Domenico Fisichella (born 1935), academic and politician
- Salvatore Fisichella (born 1943), operatic tenor
- Rino Fisichella (born 1951), academic, theologian and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church
- Giancarlo Fisichella (born 1973), Italian Formula One driver
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Fisichella – Origine del cognome" [Fisichella – Origins of the surname], Cognomix (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- 1 2 "Diffusione del cognome FISICHELLA" [Diffusion of the surname FISICHELLA], Cognomix (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- 1 2 3 4 Miranda, Francesco (19 October 2020), "L'origine dei cognomi: Pilo, Leocata, Corrao, Fisichella" [The origin of the surnames: Pilo, Leocata, Corrao, Fisichella], Cognomen omen, PalermoToday (in Italian), Palermo: CityNews, retrieved 3 April 2021
- 1 2 "Cognome Fisichella" [Surname Fisichella], CodiceInverso.it (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- 1 2 "Diffusione del cognome FISICHELLA" [Diffusion of the surname FISICHELLA], Mappa dei Cognomi (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- 1 2 "FISICHELLA (significato, origine, cognome, famiglia)" [FISICHELLA (meaning, origin, surname, family)], Gens (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- 1 2 "Fisichella: il cognome Fisichella" [Fisichella: the surname Fisichella], Alfemminile (in Italian), archived from the original on 14 August 2016, retrieved 8 February 2020
See also
External links
- "Apellido Fisichella" [Surname Fisichella], Apellidos del mundo (in Spanish), retrieved 22 April 2022
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