Alegre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Alegre

What does the name Alegre mean?

The Italian name Alegre is a nickname from the Italian word "allegro," which means quick, lively and cheerful or cheerfulness. 1 In music, the term allegro sets the tempo as quick and lively. In the Middle Ages, the name was also seen as a forename. 2

Early Origins of the Alegre family

The surname Alegre was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent. The de' Medici family are the notables. They were expelled in 1494 but they returned in 1512, out in 1527 and then returned. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Alegre family

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Alegre Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Allegri, Allegro, Allegra, Allegretti, Allegretto, Allegretta, Allegrini, Allegrucci, Allegroni, Allegrani, Allegranza, Allegranzini, Allegrezza, Allegria, Alegri, Alegro and many more.

Early Notables of the Alegre family

Prominent among members of the family was Flaminio Allegrini da Cantiano, and Itlaian painter; and his son, Francesco Allegrini da Gubbio (1587-1663), an Italian painter from Gubbio, Perugia. Francesco's children, Flaminio and Angelica Allegrini, were also painters of some note. Angelica painted a canvas for the church of San Francesco, Gubbio.Gregorio Allegri was a beneficed priest attached to the cathedral of Fermo, and a member of the same family which produced Corregio the painter, was also a musical composer of much distinction...
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Alegre migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Alegre Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Francisco Alegre, who settled in Puerto Rico in 1560
Pedro Alegre, who settled in Mexico in 1582
Juan Alegre, who settled in Philippines in 1593

Alegre Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Tomas Alegre, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1816 3
T Alegre, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 3
T. Alegre, who settled in New Orleans in 1831
Ramon Felipe Alegre, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1874 3
Pedro Alegre, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1875 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Alegre (post 1700) +

Ricardo Alegre Bojórquez (b. 1959), Mexican politician
Juan Bautista H. Alegre III (b. 1955), Filipino jazz guitarist and composer, known professionally as Johnny Alegre
Emma Alegre (1933-1954), Filipina retired actress, who worked from 1954 to 1957
Oscar Adrián Alegre (b. 1986), Argentine footballer
Pedro Efraín Alegre Sasiain (b. 1963), Paraguayan politician, lawyer, and university professor
Derlis Alegre (b. 1994), Paraguayan footballer he plays as a winger
Alibel Alegre (b. 1983), Spanish figure skater
Manuel Alegre de Melo Duarte GCL (b. 1936), Portuguese poet and politician
Milton Oscar Tobías Alegre López (b. 1991), Argentine footballer
Mauro Alegre (b. 1988), Argentine footballer
... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)