Bezzina

Bezzina is a Maltese surname.[1][2] Most people bearing the surname were descendants of Emirs on the islands of Sicily and Malta. Another branch descended from Giuseppe de Bezzina, a former slave, and his slave wife, Gioannella de Bartolo around 1570. Their descendants are from the Maltese villages of Għargħur, Mġarr, Mosta and Naxxar.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Charlie Bezzina, Australian former Detective Senior Sergeant (Victoria Police) and author
  • Dominic Bezzina (18th/19th centuries), Maltese philosopher
  • Emmy Bezzina (born 1945), Maltese politician
  • Gianluca Bezzina (born 1989), Maltese doctor and pop singer
  • Gilbert Bezzina, French violinist and conductor
  • Johann Bezzina (born 1994), Maltese footballer
  • Lawrence Attard Bezzina, Maltese Jew who founded the Malta-Israel Cultural & Friendship Society
  • Marcon Bezzina (born 1985), Maltese judoka
  • Steve Bezzina (born 1987), Maltese footballer
  • Toni Bezzina, Maltese politician

See also
  • Bezzina (fly), genus of fruit fly named after entomologist Munro Bezzina

References
  1. Hull, Geoffrey (2015). Late Medieval Maltese (PDF). L-Università ta' Malta. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. "The results are in! Ranking the first 120 Maltese surnames". www.guidememalta.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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