Tavella is an Italian family surname. The Tavella surname originated from Neapolitan or Old Italian tavella ‘board’, ‘plank’, ‘slab’ (from Latin tabella), presumably a nickname for someone who was tall and thin, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a woodworker. People with the surname include:
Aylon Darwin Tavella (born 1992), Brazilian footballer Carlo Antonio Tavella, Italian painter Dominick Tavella, American sound engineer Julia Ann (born 1969), adult film actress, born Julia Tavella Franz Tavella (La Val, 10 October 1844 – Bressanone, 12 December 1931) was an Austrian master wood sculptor.
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