Fisichella is an Italian surname, originally from

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, currently present in around 130 Italian municipalities.

Etymology and history

Fisichella is an

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

, derived from lat-med, physicus, lit=physician. It originated in the outskirts of Catania during the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

, probably to indicate the daughter of a physician. Between the 19th and the 20th century, the surname spread to Lombardy and

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People named Fisichella

Notable people with this family name include: * Domenico Fisichella, chaplain of Misterbianco * Francesco Fisichella, ambassador of the city of Catania to the royal court of

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since 1671 * Giuseppe Fisichella, justice of the Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1770, 1771, 1772 and 1782 * (born 1841), priest, philosopher and jurist *

Domenico Fisichella Domenico Fisichella (born 15 September 1935) is an Italian academic and politician, who served as culture minister in the Berlusconi I Cabinet from 1994 to 1995. Career Fisichella taught political science at Sapienza University of Rome and the L ...

(born 1935), academic and politician * Salvatore Fisichella (born 1943), operatic tenor *

Rino Fisichella Salvatore Fisichella (born 25 August 1951), commonly known as Rino Fisichella, is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church with the rank of archbishop. He is the current Pro-prefect for the Section of New Evangelization of the Dicastery ...

(born 1951), academic, theologian and archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church * Giancarlo Fisichella (born 1973), racing driver * Dimitri Fisichella (born 1974), television presenter and pitchman * Marc Fisichella, art director and

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. * Alec Fisichella, starring in tv series -

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, Filthy Rich - and films - Ma, All My Life,

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Etymology and history

People named Fisichella

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