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in reply to a message by Joiya
Just a thought -
Ospedale, the Italian word cognate with the English "hospital" was the name of an orphanage in the island of Malta. This gave rise to the Maltese surname Spiteri, given to a foundling brought up in the home.
Perhaps the surname Hospedales has a similar origin.
Ospedale, the Italian word cognate with the English "hospital" was the name of an orphanage in the island of Malta. This gave rise to the Maltese surname Spiteri, given to a foundling brought up in the home.
Perhaps the surname Hospedales has a similar origin.
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Quite right actually. Hosepedale is an obsolete transcription of Ospedale in Italian. I totally forgot.
They have the same latinate roots for a hosting-house.
If you followed that vein, Hospidales could mean "hospital" or "innhouse". Nice.
They have the same latinate roots for a hosting-house.
If you followed that vein, Hospidales could mean "hospital" or "innhouse". Nice.
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