The merlo Surname
merlo Name Meaning and History
Italian and Spanish: nickname from Italian and medieval Spanish
merlo ‘blackbird’ (Latin merula). In the Middle Ages
this bird seems to have been regarded at times as foolish and
gullible, and at other times as cunning and wily. In some cases the
surname may have arisen as a metonymic occupational name for a bird
catcher.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Paul Peter Merlo from Italy | Mike Merlo | 3 |
| MERLO Family, Glen Hope Homestead, Coller Bay, Eildon, Victoria, Australia |
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| Merlo Guglielmetti family | Carlos Merlo | 2 |
| MERLO Prayer Cards - some with photos |
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| Pfc. Ivan E. Merlo of San Marcos, Calif., died Jan. 9, 2008 |
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| Death Cert Felix Merlo, Los Angeles CA |
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| The MERLO family | John Raciti | 0 |
| The MERLO family | John Raciti | 0 |
| obit - Charles James MERLO, 1927 Ca. - 2006 Ca. |
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