Etymology

Puglisevich

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Today it means: A surname from Maltese [in turn from Serbo-Croatian]. Full definition →

Maltese Puglisevich ← Serbo-Croatian Puljizević
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  1. Serbo-Croatian · derived fromPuljizević
  2. Maltese · borrowed fromPuglisevich
  3. English todayPuglisevich

From Maltese Puglisevich, from Serbo-Croatian Puljizević. Anglicised spelling of Puljizević. The earliest reference to this surname in Malta is in a notarised document from 1814 testified by Andrea Puglisevich, then a resident of Valletta but originating from the Dubrovnik region. The coat of arms shows two roosters, a sun, and a Cyrillic acronym, possibly relating to IHS.

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