Fisichella is an Italian surname, originally from Sicily,[1][2][3] present in around 130 Italian municipalities (as of 2020[update]).[4][5][6]
Etymology and history
editFisichella 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
editNotable people with this family name include:
- Domenico Fisichella, chaplain of Misterbianco
- Francesco Fisichella, ambassador of the city of Catania to the royal court of Madrid since 1671
- Giuseppe Fisichella, justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1782
- 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), racing driver
- Dimitri Fisichella (born 1974), television presenter and pitchman
- Marc Fisichella, art director and production designer[8][9]
- Alec Fisichella, actor[a]
Notes and references
editNotes
edit- ^ Starring in tv series (My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Filthy Rich) and films (Ma, All My Life, Breaking News in Yuba County).[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Fisichella – Origine del cognome" [Fisichella – Origins of the surname], Cognomix (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- ^ a b "Diffusione del cognome FISICHELLA" [Diffusion of the surname FISICHELLA], Cognomix (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- ^ a b c d 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
- ^ a b "Cognome Fisichella" [Surname Fisichella], CodiceInverso.it (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- ^ a b "Diffusione del cognome FISICHELLA" [Diffusion of the surname FISICHELLA], Mappa dei Cognomi (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- ^ a b "FISICHELLA (significato, origine, cognome, famiglia)" [FISICHELLA (meaning, origin, surname, family)], Gens (in Italian), retrieved 8 February 2020
- ^ a b "Fisichella: il cognome Fisichella" [Fisichella: the surname Fisichella], Alfemminile (in Italian), archived from the original on 14 August 2016, retrieved 8 February 2020
- ^ "Marc Fisichella". IMDb. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "The 'Salem's Lot' Remake Is Once Again Without a Release Date". 24 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Alec Fisichella". IMDb. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "My Big Fat Fabulous Life (TV Series 2015– ) – Alec Fisichella as Sailing Instructor". IMDb. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
See also
editExternal links
edit- "Apellido Fisichella" [Surname Fisichella], Apellidos del mundo (in Spanish), retrieved 22 April 2022