My great grandfather was actually born with the last name Pirello. He was born illegitamate and his parents couldn't afford him so they put him into an orphanage. At the orphanage they picked a name off the map of Italy...Oneglia (it's a port city). So eventually his real parents had enough money and adopted him (yeah I know, how dumb). However, it cost too much for them to change his last name back to Pirello. So the family kept Oneglia.
That's the most interesting story I have heard in a long time. Do you have any more?
Heck yeah! So my great grandfather was in the War, and his gun fell to the ground. The bayonette flew off and hit his commanding officer. His commanding officer was killed and my GG was put on the list to be killed by a firing squad. But Mussolini was overthrown and murdered and my GG was set free.
I also have a second cousin in the mafia.
Hah!! That's great. I'm a big fan of Mussolini.