Fisichella (surname)

Fisichella is an Italian surname, originally from Sicily,[1][2][3] currently present in around 130 Italian municipalities.[4][5][6]

Etymology and history

Fisichella is an occupational surname, derived from Medieval Latin: physicus, lit. 'physician'.[1][3]

It originated in the outskirts of Catania[1][7][4] during the Middle Ages, probably to indicate the daughter of a physician.[1][3]

Between the 19th and the 20th century, the surname spread to Lombardy and Lazio.[2][7][5][6][3]

Notable people with this family name include:

Domenico Fisichella, chaplain of Misterbianco
Francesco Fisichella, ambassador of the city of Catania to the royal court of Madrid since 1671
Giuseppe Fisichella, justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1782
Francesco Fisichella (1841–1908), priest, philosopher and jurist
Domenico Fisichella (born 1935), academic and politician
Salvatore Fisichella (born 1943), operatic tenor
Rino Fisichella (born 1951), academic, theologian and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church
Giancarlo Fisichella (born 1973), racing driver
Dimitri Fisichella (born 1974), television presenter and pitchman
Marc Fisichella, art director and production designer.[8][9]
Alec Fisichella, starring in tv series - My Big Fat Fabulous Life, Filthy Rich - and films - Ma, All My Life, Breaking News in Yuba County.[10][11]

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