Puljizević
Serbo-Croatian
editEtymology
editFrom Italian surname Italian Pugliese (from Italian pugliese meaning "a native of or an immigrant originating from w:Apulia, region of S.E. w:Italy in the w:Adriatic Sea and the w:Gulf of Taranto") + Serbo-Croatian -vić (Slavic patronymic suffix from Proto-Slavic *-vъ + *-iťь).
Related to the Italian surnames Puglia, Puglie, Pugliano, Pugliese, Pugliesi, and Puglisi.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPuljizević ? (Cyrillic spelling Пуљизевић)
- An Italo-Slavonic place-name
- A hybrid-provenance surname derived from the former
References
editCassar, M. (2003). The Surnames of the Maltese Islands. Book Distributors Limited.