The sella Surname
sella Name Meaning and History
Italian: metonymic occupational name for a saddler, from Italian,
Latin sella ‘saddle’. The term is also used in a topographic
sense for a mountain pass, and in some cases the surname may have
arisen from this meaning. Sellas is found as a Greek
family name, derived from the Latin word in the occupational sense.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 4 - Messages: 6
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| SELLA _Gattinara/Lozzolo, VERCELLI Italy | Patricia Kenny | 2 |
| Joseph J. Sella - 1914 - 1991 |
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| Lucy Sella - 1904 - 1987 |
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| ralph sella | Sandra Strutt | 0 |
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