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Solara is a very rare surname in Italy as you can see at https://tinyurl.com/3u9rjuap. It may well have been invented out of whole cloth by the author.

I did my research and came to a conclusion: while the surname Solara may not be widespread, it likely originates from a combination of geographical, topographical, and symbolic sources. In Ferrante’s narrative, it is imbued with layers of social and cultural meaning, pointing not just to a family name but to the role the Solaras play in shaping the world of the novels.