IN SEARCH OF THE SICONOLFIs... SICONOLFI
Italian (Neapolitan): from a medieval personal name derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements sigi ‘victory’ + wulf ‘wolf’.
Italian (Neapolitan): from a medieval personal name derived from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements sigi ‘victory’ + wulf ‘wolf’.
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This Easter Week, 2007, saw the search for my roots in the Region of Campania, southern Itlay. An amazing trip, Luz and I started off in Naples, with its chaotic charm (and amazing food!), where we met up with friends from home, Corey and Jeff. Then the ruins of Ercolano (Herculaneum) and Pompei, left by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, followed by exploring the Isle of Capri and the Amalfi Coast. The most thrilling for me, however, was having the chance to trod the very same streets where my great-grandparents grew up, in the small town of "Sarno"...
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The end of the trip found us back in Rome with more friends (Jesse and his girlfriend, and a former student of mine from Zoni Language School in NY, Santi). To follow my story and see the pics, simply click here (then on "Slideshow"):
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