Posted Feb 27, 2015, 3:55 PM
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Originally Posted by lio45
Just like my dad's family! Cool.
The area joined France only recently (1860) and all the "true" locals have Italian-sounding family names, I'm not surprised.
(Wonder how she likes the weather in St. John's...)
It always takes a little bit of time to explain every time people ask if my family name is Italian. ("Actually French." "... but it sounds Italian?")
It's a bit like you. You're from Canada now. My dad's family is from what nowadays is France, but more accurately, they're from this place:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Savoy
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So your name is Lio Grimaldi? 
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