On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 23:40:24 +1000, "GeeTee" <eachway@ozemail.com.au> wrote: >Originally, I found a references but I did not keep any records. >Now, I find only one, when I use Google, and the word Murcano. >It is a bit confusing because allegedly the residents of Murcano established >the "village" of Murano. Murcano and Murano are very close. >So, the question is: was there an "island" called Murcano? >Does the family name "Murcano" exist in Italy today? If you mean http://www.sjb.surrey.sch.uk/departments/gnvq/business/year12/unit2/glassimages/glass.html The Murcano here is just a mistype. Anyways I trust your findings, so I guess there is a Murcano island near Murano. Unfortunately, no Murano's are left in Italy, at least judging from the phone directories and from the web search engines. Just out of curiosity, has the Murcano surname remained the same in Greek or has it evolved to a Greeker form ? :)

The name Murcano in Greek is Murtzano. The names Murcano and Mauro have the name roots. The name can be found in Crete, a Venetian colony 1207-1669. Crete was "exporting" wine to Venice. My guess is that the Venetians brought Glassblowers from Murcano to produce the glass bottles ("balloons") for the wine. Just a guess. If there is no Murcano than I am wrong. Dr. George Tsambourakis 343 Major's Line Road Tooborac, Victoria 3522, Australia eachway@ozemail.com.au "Fabio Parri" <XXXparrif_ibbXXX@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3d4fedb6.11713963@News.CIS.DFN.DE... > On Tue, 6 Aug 2002 23:40:24 +1000, "GeeTee" <eachway@ozemail.com.au> > wrote: > > >Originally, I found a references but I did not keep any records. > >Now, I find only one, when I use Google, and the word Murcano. > >It is a bit confusing because allegedly the residents of Murcano established > >the "village" of Murano. Murcano and Murano are very close. > >So, the question is: was there an "island" called Murcano? > >Does the family name "Murcano" exist in Italy today? > > If you mean > http://www.sjb.surrey.sch.uk/departments/gnvq/business/year12/unit2/glassima ges/glass.html > The Murcano here is just a mistype. Anyways I trust your findings, so > I guess there is a Murcano island near Murano. > Unfortunately, no Murano's are left in Italy, at least judging from > the phone directories and from the web search engines. > > Just out of curiosity, has the Murcano surname remained the same in > Greek or has it evolved to a Greeker form ? :)