Nicholas was a deeply religious and generally solitary person, who loved the faithful companionship of his dogs to the company of state ministers. Hunting on his estates was a favorite pastime, where he could avoid the tumultuous politics of St. Petersburg and the pestering affairs of his ministers.
Serrano is of Spanish origins and refers to someone who lives by  a mountain ridge or a chain of hills. See Related Links.It  originated from the French Serra and Italian â¦Serrano having its  origins in Rome - Italy, Unlike the Serraino surname that had  it's origin in Sicily or Serrani in the province of Bologna.  Between the 1200 and 1400's migrating to the Hispanic Peninsula  (Spain).
Derived from the given name GIANNI. GIMONDI Italian. Derived from a given name of Germanic origin, Ginmund ... [more]. GIORDANO Italian. Derived from the given name GIORDANO. GISMONDI Italian. From the given name Gismondo, of Germanic origin.GIUGOVAZ GiÃ¹govaz. Italian italianization of The slavic Surname jugovac which comes from the given NAME ... joachimrom the name of the Italian town Nizzola. NOSCHESE Italian. From the name of the town Nusco, near Naples. NOTARO Italian. Means scribe, clerk from Latin notarius. NOTORIANO Italian. Occupational name meaning scribe. OBERTI Italian. Derived from the given name UBERTO.