Help determing a last name

[JamesBianco]

I am struggling with what this woman's surname is. I have her baptism and marriage, yet I am not sure whether the priest is abbreviating her last name or this is the true spelling. (the priest does sometimes abbreviate..for EXAMPLE-- XXmiglia for Vintimiglia) (20 in Italian sounds like Vint) can anyone help with the two records below??

Baptism of Sicilia (Cecilia) ????? daughter of Giuseppe & Catherina



From her marriage record:



Thanks everyone
Jim

[mfjp]

It would be nice to see other opinions for this...

I've seen the 8bre, 9bre, Xbre... (Oct. Nov. Dec.)

But never an X before a surname...or an abbreviation of some kind... but then again... what century is this document from?

At first I thought it was Di Fiori, then Di Ziori, so then I started to look on the internet and found this...

"The letter X later became part of the Roman alphabet with a pronunciation of ks or h or z."

Now I'm guessing DiZiori... or pronounced Deeksiori?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X

and

http://www.du.edu/~etuttle/classics/latalph.htm

Keep me informed.. I am sure you'll find out too...
mfjp 8O

[JamesBianco]

Thanks Maria! The baptism is from 1636 and the marriage 1657. The month dating thing threw me off so badly at first. ie..8,9,10.

Jim

[Marco]

Are the records from Piana degli Albanesi (or nearby)? If so, the surname is probably di Xiori, and that X was pronounced sch or sk (at least it's like that in modern Albanian). Today there is a surname Schirò which is common in the area.
Does it help?
Marco, Milano, Italia
PS I didn't get Piana degli Albanesi from the air ... the name of one of the witnesses seems to be Li Cauli which is common only there.