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These italian surnames from Calabria are considered of greek origin.
They are supposed to derive from a local greek dialect called "grico"
Here they are:
LAGANA
CALO'
CREA
RODA'
ZAPPIA
Could anyone tell me the real greek corresponding surname
Thank you
They are supposed to derive from a local greek dialect called "grico"
Here they are:
LAGANA
CALO'
CREA
RODA'
ZAPPIA
Could anyone tell me the real greek corresponding surname
Thank you
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On Crea and Zappia
Sean is spot-on regarding Lagana, Calo and Roda.
As far as Crea is concerned, it is probably related to *kreas* (flesh), as with the name of the King of Thebes Creon/Kreon.
- As far as Zappia is concerned, I can only speculate wildly!
The prefix *za* could represent either:
1) An Aeolian form if *dia* -- either of DIA meaning ZEUS (Deus) or the collinear DIA meaning "via".
2) The prefix *za* is also used as a superlative: for example *ploutos* (wealth) can be expressed as *zaploutos* (Bill Gates).
- As far as *-pia* is concerned, a wild guess could be that it is related to the root *poi-* or *pi-* which express "gowth" or "flux". For example the word *piar* means *spurting liquid or milk* and, metaphotically, "creme-de-la-creme".
So my speculation is that Zappia could mean something along the lines of "Zeus's choice" :)
Sean is spot-on regarding Lagana, Calo and Roda.
As far as Crea is concerned, it is probably related to *kreas* (flesh), as with the name of the King of Thebes Creon/Kreon.
- As far as Zappia is concerned, I can only speculate wildly!
The prefix *za* could represent either:
1) An Aeolian form if *dia* -- either of DIA meaning ZEUS (Deus) or the collinear DIA meaning "via".
2) The prefix *za* is also used as a superlative: for example *ploutos* (wealth) can be expressed as *zaploutos* (Bill Gates).
- As far as *-pia* is concerned, a wild guess could be that it is related to the root *poi-* or *pi-* which express "gowth" or "flux". For example the word *piar* means *spurting liquid or milk* and, metaphotically, "creme-de-la-creme".
So my speculation is that Zappia could mean something along the lines of "Zeus's choice" :)
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And finally again from my IE roots book, maybe Zappia is related to sap meaning juice or fluid ...there is a Illyrian word, sabaium, which means beer.
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I also found a possible origin for Calo ...Greek "Kallos" meaning beauty.
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Could Roda be related to Rhoda or the island of Rhodes ...which I believe comes from the rose flower ...
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I couldn't find corresponding names, but I did find a decent site that was able to translate one:
Lagana = bannock = A flat, usually unleavened bread made of oatmeal or barley flour
The others weren't in there ...the site is http://www.kypros.org/cgi-bin/lexicon
Lagana = bannock = A flat, usually unleavened bread made of oatmeal or barley flour
The others weren't in there ...the site is http://www.kypros.org/cgi-bin/lexicon
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