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Ieradi or Ierace or Ieraci???

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Re: Ieradi or Ierace or Ieraci???

Posted: 24 Dec 2005 11:51AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 9 Jun 2006 4:50PM GMT
"Renaissance" means "re-birth" as anyone who speaks modern French, for example, will be able to tell you - and not "Rene's Essence" - as you've been misled to believe by whatever fantastical sources you've been quoting out of (doubtless LDS sources....)

As for the variation in spellings, it has almost nothing to do with illiteracy (although the great majority of southern Italians were illiterate, as literacy had historically been seen as a threat to the powers that be in Roman Catholic countries, as evidenced by all the historic burnings and executions of "heretics"/scholars who had dared to translate the Scriptures into the vernacular language of the country in question, and who then "diabolically" set out to teach, as Luther had put it, the "milk maid" how to read for herself....)

The difference in spelling is due more likely to a different surname origin, than illiteracy; those bearing the surname "Ierachi" having originally come from the village of Jerache (i.e. a place name), and those being named Ieradi (a alternative form of Ierardi) being the "son of Gerardo" (i.e. a patronymic.)

Hope this helps.

DMI
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
Alexandra Ierace 13 Apr 2001 9:23PM GMT 
Denise Iradi 17 Jan 2003 3:39AM GMT 
weegie13 18 Jan 2003 10:52AM GMT 
Denise 18 Jan 2003 5:54PM GMT 
D.Michael Iradi 1 Jun 2003 8:17AM GMT 
D.Michael Iradi 15 May 2003 12:46PM GMT 
DMichael_Irad... 7 Jul 2008 6:40PM GMT 
Ila 2 Aug 2004 6:17PM GMT 
dmiradi 24 Dec 2005 6:51PM GMT 
Ila 24 Dec 2005 8:29PM GMT 
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