Piccio

For the painter known as Il Piccio, see Giovanni Carnovali.

PiccioPronunciation| Italian: [ˈpittʃo]

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Language(s)| Italian
Origin
Language(s)| Portuguese
Word/name| Figo
Meaning| Fig
Region of origin| Ottoman Empire,[1][2] Republic of Venice[2][3][4]

The Piccio family is a family of Portuguese Jewish origin. It has established branches in Italy,[5][6][7][8] the Philippines and Turkey.[1][2] Members also reside in fewer numbers in other countries.[9][10]

The current form of the family’s name is an Italianized standardization by notaries in Rome of [ˈpiɟu],[1][2] which in turn was a Turkified rendering of the original Portuguese Figo (pronounced [ˈfiɣu]).[1][5]

## Members

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Notable members include:

* Azaria Piccio, Venetian rabbi;
* Carlo Piccio, Philippine swimmer;
* Gino Piccio, Italian priest;
* Giuseppe Piccio, Italian literary critic;
* Mosè Piccio, Ottoman rabbi and lexicographer;
* Mordekay Piccio, Israeli paramilitary;
* Pier Ruggero Piccio, Italian World War I general and founding Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force;
* Vicente Piccio, Jr., Philippine major general, Air Force Chief, and former Mayor.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Gottheil, R. & Elbogen, I. (1906). Pigo. In Jewish Encyclopedia. New York: Funk and Wagnalls.
2. ^ a b c d Kiron, A., & Jerchower, S. (2003). The meaning of words: Marcus Jastrow and the making of rabbinic dictionaries. Judaica Online Exhibitions. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania.
3. ^ Bonfil, R. (2016, September 10). Venice: A symbol of Jewish history. Printed Matter. Retrieved from http://www.primolevicenter.org/printed-matter/venice-a-symbol-of-jewish-history/.
4. ^ Surnames of the Jews in Venezia. Jewish Genealogy in Italy.
5. ^ a b Stow, K. (1995). The Jews in Rome (Vol. 1). Leiden: Brill.
6. ^ Kessin, Zachary. (Ed.) Table of names. Names of Jews in Rome in the 1550s. Accessed December 1, 2006.
7. ^ Surnames of the Jews in Rome. Jewish Genealogy in Italy. Accessed December 1, 2006.
8. ^ Rottenberg, D. (1986). Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company.
9. ^ Italianos llegados a Buenos Aires (1882)
10. ^ Italianos llegados a Buenos Aires (1899)

Surname list

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