Bezzina is a Maltese surname.[1][2] Most people bearing the surname were descendants of Emirs on the islands 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.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Dominic Bezzina (18th/19th centuries), Maltese philosopher
- Emmy Bezzina (born 1947), Maltese politician
- Gianluca Bezzina (born 1989), Maltese doctor and pop singer
- Gilbert Bezzina, French violinist and conductor
- Johann Bezzina (born 1994), Maltese footballer
- Marcon Bezzina (born 1985), Maltese judoka
- Steve Bezzina (born 1987), Maltese footballer
- Toni Bezzina, Maltese politician
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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