Spain Potosi
What country does my surname come from?
Ok, I’m only asking this question just out of curiosity, but where does the surname Dimas originate from. I’m full blooded Mexican and proud of it, but l would like to know where does my mom’s maiden name originate from. she’s light skinned to a point where she could pass for an Italian woman if you ever saw her. Anyway, she tells me that my great grand father was light skinned with blue eyes and a red beard. And that most of my family who live in the tiny farm villages throughout San luis Potosi are also light skinned like him. I asked if she knew where he came from like Spain or any othe rpart of the world. She says the only thing she remembers is her maiden name Dimas isn’t a hispanic name, so she says. So I was just wondering if anyone who has their last name as Dimas tell me where it’s from, ive been trying to search but found no answers. The only thing I’ve been told is that it sounds greek but i don’t know, anyone has a clue as to the origin?
Dimas Name Hisory
Spelling variations of this family name include: Mascola, Masola, Dimascola, Demasola, Demascola, Masolo, Dimasolo, Demasolo,Demscolo, Massol, DeMazzola, Massolo and many more. First found in Genoa a port on the Gulf of Genoa, capital of the province of Genoa. 4th century B.C. it was occupied by the Geeks, destroyed b he Carthaginians in 209 B.C. and restored by Rome who made it their headquarters. They survived he Lombard and Carolingan intrusions. Were well known for their naval prowess. Shipbuilding flourished in this natural sea port, in thiose ancienttimes only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officials, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction of noble ancestry. http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Dimas
Dimas Name Meaning and History
Spanish and Portuguese: from a personal name Dimas, supposedly that of the repentant robber crucified alongside Christ, although no name is recorded in the Biblical account.
http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Dimas-family-history.ashx
The mines of Potosi
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