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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	Mario	Report	12 Mar 2003 08:30
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 1 Send Message	The surname Aquilina is of Maltese origin, being a diminutive or familiar form of the nickname Aquila, quot;eagle", given to one of keen sight or perhaps of dignified and majestic bearing. From such applications the name developed into a regular Christian name and thus, a surname. There are several early saints and martyrs of this name and the dedication of a parish church to one of them may have given the name a local popularity. Aquilina Motto: FAC ET SPERA - Do and Hope

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