The word Mafia is written in Italian, English and French. Chinese transliteration is "Mafia", and "Mafia" is a free translation of Chinese. There are always different opinions about the origin of this name. Some people say that the name comes from "Sicilian Evening Prayer". At that time, the residents of Palermo used the slogan "Morto a11a francica, Italia Anela" (Italian, meaning "Italy wants to destroy France") to call on people to rise up against the French nobles and rulers. "Mafia" is the acronym of every word in this slogan. In other words, the mafia appeared after 1283. However, according to some historians' research, this organization was first established in 1670, when a secret group composed of patriots appeared in Palermo, a major town in Sicily, the "Free Thought Noble Alliance". Members of this organization often meet secretly in caves to discuss action plans. Because the plural "Mafie" also means "schemer", they think that the name "Mafia" originally refers to these people, but it also implicitly refers to the Nishan Cliff in Tlapa where they are hiding. Some people even say that "Mfia" was originally the name of a witch in Sicily. In order to find out the origin of this name, the Italian parliament set up a special investigation Committee in 1962. But after more than ten years of investigation, I can't tell the origin of the name "Mafia".

In Sicilian dialect, the word "Mafia" used to mean "brave, power hungry, arrogant", "perfect and outstanding", but in modern language, "Mafia" has become a frightening and terrible word, which means violence, blood and sin, and it represents a supreme "supranational" power, mysterious, unpredictable and unpredictable.