Affori

Affori is a ward of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 9 administrative division of the city, located north of the city centre. It borders with the wards of Bruzzano, Comasina, Bovisasca, Dergano, and Niguarda. Before being annexed to Milan in 1923, it was an autonomous comune.

==History== The rural settlement of Affori is referenced as early as 915, although in early references the name of the place is variously spelled Affoni, Afoni, Afori or Avoni. This toponym is of uncertain origin; it might be from a Roman anthroponym "Afer", or from the Latin ad forum ("by the market", possibly a reference to a local market) or even from ad fontem ("by the spring", in reference to a local spring of water. It has also been suggested that the name might be from ad foris, "outside", which was used to refer to the church of Affori (Sanca Iustina a foris) as the church was "outside" the walls of Milan. It has also been observed that "Affori" is also a family name which is found, for example, in some areas of the Ticino river basin.