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From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Fortuna family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries.

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  • From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Fortuna family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries.
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  • From the historical and enchanting Italian region of Tuscany emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Fortuna family. During the Middle Ages, as populations grew and travel between regions became more frequent, the people of Tuscany found it necessary to adopt a second name to identify themselves and their families. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they were characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Tuscany is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-names, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Fortuna is a name for a person of happy nature, good fortune and favourable destiny. This surname is derived from the Latin personal name "Fortunatus", which means happy, chance or luck. The Latin name was fashionable among early Christians, chosen to illustrate their joy in the faith. It was used by many early saints, which further increased its popularity as a given name in the Middle Ages.
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