CIANCIOLO - couldn't find the name as given but did find "CIANC(N)I" which is a form of "John". I'm wondering if this name could be some form of that? VANNUCCI (Italy) Variation of "John". ERDELYAN ? Source: Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara Highly Unlikely wrote: > Hi, > > Does anyone know the meanings of the surmames Cianciolo, Vannucci and > Erdelyan? > > Thanks! > highly_unlikely > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Hi, Just a guess - but ERDÉLY is the Hungarian name for Transsylvania, so Erdelyian could mean "person orginating from Translyvania". But you would nead to ask a Hungarian native speaker to verify this. Regards, Ingolf Vogel ----- Original Message ----- > ERDELYAN ? > Highly Unlikely wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know the meanings of the surmames Cianciolo, Vannucci and > > Erdelyan? > > > > Thanks! > > highly_unlikely > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >