Battaglia: Jazz Musician in New York

About Battaglia

Battaglia is an Italian surname, from the Italian word battaglia, meaning "battle". The personal name, and following surname, emerged from the use of the word as a nickname for a combatant or a combative person. It may have also been a habitational surname for someone who lived at the place of a famous battle, or originated from one of many places in Italy named Battaglia. The surname has been born by several noble families, including in Bologna, Rimini, Venice, Pisa, Sicily, and Trentino.