Bezzina
Bezzina is a Maltese surname.[1][2] Most people bearing the surname were descendants of the Emirs of Sicily and Malta. Another branch descended from Giuseppe de Bezzina, a former slave, and his slave wife, Gioannella de Bartolo around 1570. Their descendants are from the Maltese villages of Għargħur, Mġarr, Mosta and Naxxar.[citation needed]
Notable people with the surname include:
- , Australian former Detective Senior Sergeant (Victoria Police) and author
- Emmy Bezzina (born 1945), Maltese politician
- Gianluca Bezzina (born 1989), Maltese doctor and pop singer
- Gilbert Bezzina, French violinist and conductor
- Johann Bezzina (born 1994), Maltese footballer
- , Maltese Jew who founded the Malta-Israel Cultural & Friendship Society
- Marcon Bezzina (born 1985), Maltese judoka
- Steve Bezzina (born 1987), Maltese footballer
See also[]
- Bezzina (fly), genus of fruit fly named after entomologist Munro Bezzina
References[]
- ^ Hull, Geoffrey (2015). Late Medieval Maltese (PDF). L-Università ta' Malta. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "The results are in! Ranking the first 120 Maltese surnames". www.guidememalta.com. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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