Could someone please tell me the translation of the first name of Giosue. I've heard it could be Joshua or Joe but not sure.

Tim Rogentine

Thank you Erudita. This is quite interesting. So, in your personal opinion, would you say that two families that share the same Surname but have different "Family" nicknames could still be related or most likely not related?

Tim Rogentine

Thank you Marty. This is great. The thing that is confusing me is that Sofia's father was a Rogantini and Giacinto's mother was a Rogantini. I can only assume that they were from two different families. If they were related, that would make them some sort of cousins that were getting married. What ...

In my search for Giovanni ROGANTINI, I was told he might be from the "Murin" family from Dasile. I was informed that all families have a nickname along with their surname.

Can anyone shed some light as to what this means or why they did/do this?

I'm stuck and so glad I found this forum. I have been talking with someone from Piuro who shares may last name and we have been trying to find a connection to our family. She told me about two brothers who traveled to the USA in the 1890's name Giavanni ROGANTINI (1851) and Giosue ROGANTINI (1859 ...