Berdo - Brdo - Briani

Surnames (per 1945 Cadastre):

  • Babić / Babich (lu Iadrina)
  • Baboškić / Baboschich (?)
  • Bako / Baco
  • Balalić / Balalich
  • Balačić / Balacci / Balacich  (lu Ghergheta)
  • Belulović / Belulovich / Bellulovich
  • Bortul
  • Brajuha / Braiuha / Braiuka
  • Brkarić / Bercari / Bercarich
  • Bubulić / Bubuli / Bubolich
  • [Burul]
  • Celić / Celich
  • Ciceran (lu Misciani / Cipriani)
  • Defranca / Defranza
  • Dianić / Dianich
  • Dobrila
  • Dudić / Dudich
  • Faldić / Faldich
  • Fonović / Fonovich
  • Frlić / Ferlich
  • Fumić / Fumich
  • Grmin / Germini
  • Jelovčić / Jeloni / Ielovcich, Ielovich (lu Roti and others)
  • Karlić / Carlich
  • Klanjac / Clagnaz (lu Pusce)
  • Koren / Coren
  • Kristofić / Cristofich
  • Križmančić / Crismancich
  • Ljubičić / Liubini / Liubicich (lu Cerce, Miheli, & others)
  • Maglica
  • Malinarić / Malinari / Molinari (lu Fuchiac)
  • Peculić / Pezzoli / Pezulich / Pezzulich (lu Piscalich, & others)
  • Peras
  • Posidel
  • Runko / Runco
  • [Salamun / Salamon]
  • Sikul - Sicul - Šikul (lu Boza)
  • Sidulić / Sidulich
  • Smilović / Smilovich
  • Stankić / Stanchich
  • Stoja / Stoia
  • Stroligo
  • Sudulić / Sudulich
  • Trković / Tercovi / Tercovich
  • Vretenar
  • Zanković / Zancovich
  • Zgaljardić / Gagliardi / Sgagliardich / Zgagliardich
  • Zović / Zovich
  • Šupljina / Suplina (?)
Hamlets:
  • BRDO
  • BRIG
  • DOLIŠĆlNA
  • DRAGA
  • DRAŽINE
  • KOSTERCANE
  • MIHELI
  • ŠKABICI
  • TRKOVCI
  • ZANKOVCI

Hamlets of Brdo (current names):

  • Bacheti
  • Črči [Zerzi]
  • Dolinšćina
  • Dražine
  • Frlići
  • Kostrčani
  • Krnelići [Chernelici]
  • Latkovići
  • Linardo (single house)
  • Miheli
  • Perasi
  • Škabići
  • Škrnjatići
  • Trkcovci [Tercovici] / Tercovici (families Tercovich / Terkovic; Ciceran; Pezulich / Pezzulich / Peculic; Malinaric[h] / Malinari / Molinari)
  • Zankovci [Zancovici]

Known nicknames and surnames of the area (incomplete list):

Nicknames Surnames
Ballari, Baco, Bachetti Baco, Bako
Bace ?
Bagna Sgagliardich + ?
Cerce Liubicich + ?
Checo (a Brdo) Jelovic / Ielovich
Fuchki (Fuchkiak) Molinari, Malinaric
Gherghetta Balacich, Tercovich
Iadrina Babich
Carlina Sudulic[h]
Miheli Liubicich / Ljubicic
Misciani -  Cipriani Ciceran, Tercovich, Pezulich
Perasi Peras
Piscalich Pezulich / Peculic; Zgagliardich
Poldari Sgagliardich (?)
Pusce Clagnaz 
Roti Ielovcich / Jelovcic 
Scuro ?
Zigani, Ziganich Tercovich
? Brajuka / Braiuha
? Coren / Koren
  Cragnaz
? Dudic[h]
? Hilj / Hily
? Honovic[h]
? Cristofic[h] / Kristofic
? Stanchich / Stankic
? Sicul / Sikul
? Stancovic[h] 
? Zancovic[h]

This page was put together from direct personal memories of Giovanna (Nina) Ciceran who herself was a non-native of the town but was married to one and met many people from these various families during her lifetime (1923-2013). Please help us to complete this list of family surnames and nicknames.


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