Spiteri
Spiteri is a common Maltese surname deriving from the Italian word Ospitalieri, meaning Hospitallers. It was sometimes given to illegitimate children left at the ruota during the rule of the Order of St. John.[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Carm Lino Spiteri (1932–2008), Maltese architect and politician
- Dalila Spiteri (born 1997), Italian tennis player
- Donat Spiteri (1922–2011), Maltese religious leader and author
- Joe Spiteri (born 1973), Maltese Australian footballer
- Joseph Spiteri (born 1959), Maltese prelate
- Joseph M. Spiteri (1934–2013), Maltese architect
- Lino Spiteri (1938–2014), Maltese writer and politician
- Mary Spiteri (born 1947), Maltese cabaret artiste
- Michael Spiteri (born 1969), Maltese footballer
- Oliver Spiteri (born 1970), Maltese football manager and former player
- Renzo Spiteri, Maltese musician
- Sharleen Spiteri (born 1967), Scottish singer-songwriter; guitarist; lead vocalist of the pop-rock band Texas
- Sharleen Spiteri, Australian sex worker
- Stephen C. Spiteri (born 1963), Maltese military historian
- Suzanne Spiteri (born 1978), Maltese sprinter
- Vicente Spiteri (1917–2003), Spanish conductor
- Myriam Spiteri Debono (born 1952), Maltese politician
- Ernest Spiteri-Gonzi (born 1955), Maltese footballer
References
- Cassar Pullicino, Joseph (October–December 1949). "The Order of St. John in Maltese folk-memory" (PDF). Scientia. 15 (4): 165. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2016.
- Pullicino, Mark (2013). The Obama Tribe Explorer, James Martin's Biography. MPI Publishing. p. 74. ISBN 978-99957-0-584-8. OCLC 870266285.
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