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[Surname] Re: Arghittu
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This surname comes from Sardinia, together with Sicily is one of the largest islands of Mediterranean sea. Originally this family name comes from SASSARI area. in Northern Sardinia. It was originally a personal nickname "arga" i.e. alga in Italian and in English. "ittu" means little: All this according Pittau's dictionary of Sardinians Surname.
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MASSIMO PITTAU lives in Sardinia: he is a linguist.
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