Mergellina

Mergellina (Neapolitan: Margellina) is a coastal district of the city of Naples, Italy.

Some people say the name derives from mergoglino, a local name for the smew,[citation needed] others believe it is a corruption of Mare Giallo ("Yellow Sea"), which would refers to when the sea turned yellow due to floating tufa rock dust following an eruption of the Vesuvius.

[citation needed] However, very likely the real origin of the name is from Latin mare ialinum, which stands for "clear, transparent sea".

The expansion of Naples to the west under the Spaniards in the 17th century and subsequent development under the Bourbons and then by the national Italian government between 1880 and 1915 gradually led to the incorporation of Mergellina into greater metropolitan Naples.

The main square, one block from the harbor, faces the church of Santa Maria del Parto with his elaborate tomb.