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| | Origin and Etymology of Italian surnames - Letter A |
 | | ALFERO, ALFIERE, ALFIERI, ALLIERI, ALLIERO, AUFERIO: Possible origins: patronimic, from the German Adalferio consisting ofi athala (nobility) and faran (travel); or Arabic from al faris (knight) or al faras (horse). |
 | | ALOIA, ALOJA : Patronimic, from the dialect version ov the name Eligio, used in Apulia and Campania. |
 | | ANTOLA, ANTOLINI, ANTOLINO: Either toponimic, from the area of Mount Antola in Liguria, or a patronimic derived from a diminutive form of the name Antonio. |
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