Marcello, Though I am Italian, I have not yet learned to speak or read the language...sorry. If anyone can translate the message it would be greatly appreciated. :) Adrienne, I forwarded your emails to my father and he sent back the following: medabella ? that is the name,i lived on the farm there about 30 min. by horse. the town is on top of the montain, from the farm. the doctors office was the next town 2hrs, walking. i had a cold,my grand father wanted to get metred quick.i dont no the name of that town. sometimes we would go to FOUINTANAROSEA that was a very nice town,my uncle louie (grandfather brother) daughters home, she had twins. they lived well. look at the map benavento the way to foggia. at this time i can see all my steps. my grandfather movied off the farm,2yrs,latter married,bought a home in medabella lived there ,and died at 88yrs, or so? we all talked to him by phone one yr. my dad sent money to help . sharyn i miss them. Shar "marcello25" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>... > si vous comprenez le francais et que vous sachez l'ecrire,je peux vous dires > que c'est plus-tot d'origine italienne-,j'ai 68 fiches avec le nom de > guarino-donnez moi le lieu et la date de naissance et je regarderais ,si je > l'ai-bye marcello > "[email protected]" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de > news:[email protected] > > Thank you all for all the suggestions and comments...I guess I did > > sound a bit ignorant...travel being the way it is now and even in the > > past 100+ years it would only make sense that a surname would show up > > in other parts of the world...i will continue my quest to found out > > all there is to know about the surname Guarino, i do have questions > > about my mother's madien name too...Finelli. I have tracked down the > > ship my grandfather came over on and my grandmother, which her madien > > name is Sesto. shar > > [email protected] ("Cori Brendle") wrote in message > news:<[email protected]>... > > > There is a strong Spanish heritage in the Philippines, which were once > owned > > > by Imperial Spain, and perhaps it is to this she was referring, hence > her > > > question regarding whether Guarino was Spanish. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Cori > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:36 PM > > > Subject: surname Guarino > > > > > > > > > > At the chance of sounding ignorant... > > > > > > > > I was at my Doctors office today, he is a sweet, gentle, older man > > > > from the Phillipines. His off ice is staffed with mostly family > > > > members of the same decent. I was asked today to pronounce my name, > > > > of course I thought they meant 'Guarino' since it is commonly > > > > pronounced as 'Green no' or 'Garr e on no' you get the picture... :) > > > > Well I was shocked when the nurse responded "not with > > > > Guarino"...(perfectly pronounced) before I could say anything...she > > > > needed help with my first name! > > > > > > > > Then within 10 mins...the receptionist asked me if 'Guarino' was > > > > Spanish decent...I answered kindly that it was not, but was Italian. > > > > She looked at me with confusion and replied..." Hmmm their are many > > > > Guarino's in the Philipines" This is the first I have ever heard of > > > > the last name Guarino being from that part of our world. Has anyone > > > > else heard this before? If anyone can shine some light upon this, it > > > > would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > Shar > > > >