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For example, in 1862 in Bologna, wet nurses were ordered to register the births of foundlings and provide them with both first and last names, but it was suggested that surnames be derived from words descriptive of things within one of the three kingdoms of nature (minerals, vegetables, and animals), such as Gessi (gypsum), Sassi (stones), Pietra (rock), Monti (mountains), Foblia (leaf), Rosa (rose), Garofonio (carnation), Colombi (pigeons), Leoni (lions). This practice spread through much of the northern part of Italy. | For example, in 1862 in Bologna, wet nurses were ordered to register the births of foundlings and provide them with both first and last names, but it was suggested that surnames be derived from words descriptive of things within one of the three kingdoms of nature (minerals, vegetables, and animals), such as Gessi (gypsum), Sassi (stones), Pietra (rock), Monti (mountains), Foblia (leaf), Rosa (rose), Garofonio (carnation), Colombi (pigeons), Leoni (lions). This practice spread through much of the northern part of Italy. | ||
==== Sample | ==== Sample Birth and Abandonment Certificates ==== | ||
[[Image:Certificate of Abandonment of Merico Scherzi.jpg|left|Certificate recording the abandonment of male child born of "genitori ignoti"]]<br> | [[Image:Certificate of Abandonment of Merico Scherzi.jpg|left|Certificate recording the abandonment of male child born of "genitori ignoti"]]<br> | ||