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ArchivesRe: DiBiagio? Interested in the Meaning.
in reply to a message by Sagani
I just checked this book : "Our Italian Surnames," by Joseph G. Fucilla, published 1949, reprinted 1987. Page 154 covers surnames from Amphibians.
"The toad is represented by Rospi . . . Botta . . . Baggio and Baggetta (both Genoese) . . . It is customarily a symbol of irascibility and uncouthness, but in . . . Genoese [it may imply] a lean person . . ."
Since I am not an expert on Italian names, I have no opinion as to whether those names are akin the the one in your query.
Reg Niles
"The toad is represented by Rospi . . . Botta . . . Baggio and Baggetta (both Genoese) . . . It is customarily a symbol of irascibility and uncouthness, but in . . . Genoese [it may imply] a lean person . . ."
Since I am not an expert on Italian names, I have no opinion as to whether those names are akin the the one in your query.
Reg Niles
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I'm sure Baggio and Biagio are different names. I had an idea that Baggio meant either someone who lisps or someone who stutters, I forget which. But toad? Now I'm confused.
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