Illegitimate – Italian Surname Database http://www.italiansurname.com Connecting Families One Name at a Time Sun, 29 Nov 2015 11:13:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 104593846 Surnames of Orphans http://www.italiansurname.com/surnames-of-orphans/ http://www.italiansurname.com/surnames-of-orphans/#comments Sun, 23 May 2010 03:48:51 +0000 http://www.italiansurname.com/?p=107 Specific surnames were most commonly given to children who were orphans, illegitimate, or foundlings such as Esposito meaning exposed or Trovato, meaning found which identified the child for life as an abandoned child.  This often caused shame and embarrassment to the child.  After the Unification in 1865, this practice was no longer allowed.

Other common foundling names include:

  • Benvenuto – Welcome
  • Conforte – Comforted
  • Salvati – Saved
  • Brutto – Ugly
  • Sventura- Unfortunate
  • Aflitto – Afflicted
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