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Re: Spolidoro
This is so much like the more common Italian surname Polidoro that I have to wonder if there is a connection. But how to explain the initial S?
I thought it might be from a place-name, but I haven't found one.
I don't think it is a very common name in Italy, by the way.
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It is typical of Southern Italy of the surrounings of the city of POTENZA, about 200 km south frpm NAPLES.
I agree: it could be a wrong spelling of POLIDORO. Both surnames are beared in the same area in fact.
Polidoro comes from a given name "Polidoro".
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polidoros in greek means the man who brings a lot of presents and it is both a first name and a surname,
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