Mein letzter Beitrag zum Thema (für heute), soll nur wiederspiegeln
dass Malta wirklich ein "Kulturerller Melting Pot" ist:
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[FONT="] Malta[/FONT] [FONT="]Due to different cultures that had their impacts on the Maltese archipelago, various surnames are evident.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Sicilian and Italian surnames are common due to the close vicinity to Malta. Examples include
Bonello, [/FONT]
[FONT="]Camilleri[/FONT][FONT="],
Cauchi,
Chetcuti,
Dalli,
Darmanin, [/FONT]
[FONT="]Farrugia[/FONT][FONT="],
Giglio, [/FONT]
[FONT="]Gauci[/FONT][FONT="],
Delicata,
Licari,
Magri,
Rizzo,
Schembri,
Tabone,
Troisi,
Vassallo, etc.[/FONT]
[FONT="]English surnames exist due to Malta forming a part of the British Empire in the 19th century and most of the 20th. Examples include
Bickle,
Bone,
Haidon,'Harding
, Harmsworth
, Hogg
, Atkins
, Mattocks
, Martin
, Wallbank
, Smith
, Jones
, Sixsmith
, Woods
, Turner
, Henwood
.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Semitic surnames are common, due to the early presence of Eastern and Southern Mediterranean people in Malta. Examples include
Sammut,
Zammit,
Said,
Borg,
Xuereb,
Xerri,
Grixti,
Xriha, although the last three are also written in a Italianized form, i.e.
Scerri,
Griscti,
Sciriha, due to Maltese being written in the Italian alphabet in the 19th century.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Spanish surnames exist too. One common Maltese name that appears to be Spanish in origin is
Galdes and less common surnames are
Enriquez,
Herrera,
Guzman,
Inguanez,
Carabez. A variant of
Galdes exists and is
Galdies, with only one family possessing it.[/FONT]
[FONT="]At first glance, another common Maltese surname that appears to be Spanish in origin is
Calleja , though, the first recorded instance of the surname on Malta predates Spanish rule and was spelled Calleya in the 1200s[/FONT]
[FONT="][16][/FONT][FONT="]. Giovanni Francesco Abela, the father of Maltese history suspected the surname to be of Greek origin. It should also be noted that Calleja does appear in Sicily in Italy, two other forms of the name is Calleya and Callea—in fact is it not entirely unlikely the surname is of Italian/Sicilian origin and was exported to both Malta and Spain.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Such as
Papagiorcopoulo,
Dacoutros,
Vasilopoulos,
Vasilis,
Trakosopoulos[/FONT]
[FONT="]Such as
Depuis,
Montfort.[/FONT]
[FONT="]Surnames from foreign countries from Middle Ages include German
Such as
von Brockdorff,
Maempel,
Engerer,
Hyzler,
Poetsch,
Schranz,
Craus, [/FONT]
[FONT="]Fenech[/FONT][FONT="], [/FONT]
[FONT="]The Jews have also left a relic of their presence on the island with the surnames of
Abela,
Ellul, [/FONT]
[FONT="]Azzopardi[/FONT][FONT="] and
Cohen.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Double Surnames[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Some Maltese women, in order to preserve a rare surname from becoming extinct after marriage, add their maiden surname to their husband's. Sometimes, it becomes a sign of social status.
These include:
Spiteri Maempel,
Zammit Maempel,
Spiteri-Gonzi,
Fleri Soler,
Mifsud-Bonnici,
Sammut-Alessi,
Sammut-Testaferrata,
Samut-Tagliaferro,
Cachia-Zammit,
Caruana Curran,
Vella-Maistre,
Zarb Cousin,
Fenech-Adami,
Borg Olivier,
Sant Fournier.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Surnames showing places in Malta[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]The few original Maltese surnames are those which show places of origin, for example,
Chircop ([/FONT]
[FONT="]Kirkop[/FONT][FONT="]),
Lia ([/FONT]
[FONT="]Lija[/FONT][FONT="]),
Balzan ([/FONT]
[FONT="]Balzan[/FONT][FONT="]),
Valletta ([/FONT]
[FONT="]Valletta[/FONT][FONT="]),
Sciberras (Xebb ir-Ras Hill, on which Valletta was built) and possibly
Curmi from [/FONT]
[FONT="]Qormi[/FONT][FONT="].[/FONT]
[FONT="]The village of [/FONT]
[FONT="]Munxar[/FONT][FONT="], [/FONT]
[FONT="]Gozo[/FONT][FONT="] is characterised by the majority of its population having one from two surnames, either
Curmi or
de Brincat. In Gozo, the surnames
Bajada and
Farrugia are also common.[/FONT]
- [FONT="]Foreign Minority Surnames[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="]Some new surnames have entered Maltese society through asylum seekers from third world countries and Eastern Europe. An example is
Nwoko, following the naturalization of footballer [/FONT]
[FONT="]Chucks Nwoko[/FONT][FONT="]. Others include
Okoh,
Ohaegbu,
Yekoko,
Stefanov, [/FONT]
[FONT="]Bogdanovic[/FONT][FONT="],
Giorev,
Mohammed,
Abu Shala,
Abu Shamala.[/FONT]
