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in reply to a message by Raymond Darico
I'll take a guess because they look pretty easy ...
Catalano, likely related to "castle" with the -ano denoting a diminutive
Cosma, likely related to Cosmos, Greek for "universe"
Damiani, probably from the first name Damian, another Greek name meaning something like "tamer, soother"
Gabrieli, from the first name Gabriel, ultimately from the Hebrew for "devoted to God"
Catalano, likely related to "castle" with the -ano denoting a diminutive
Cosma, likely related to Cosmos, Greek for "universe"
Damiani, probably from the first name Damian, another Greek name meaning something like "tamer, soother"
Gabrieli, from the first name Gabriel, ultimately from the Hebrew for "devoted to God"
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