[Surname] Re: Mazzagatti
in reply to a message by Steno
According to Fucilla, Mazzagatti belongs with the group of names that have to do with "offensive weapons and defensive armor" such as Tromboni, Pistone, Trabucco, Fucile, Schioppo, Battifuoco, Moschetti, Mascolo, Cannone, and many others which "are apt to indicate makers-dealers or bearers."