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in reply to a message by Jim Young
Thanks Jim!
Any idea of the ending meaning behind "itto" for Pasqualitto? Would it be for a "son of" Pasquale or something like that?
Any idea of the ending meaning behind "itto" for Pasqualitto? Would it be for a "son of" Pasquale or something like that?
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I think it's a diminutive form, maybe a dialect version of the more common -etto ending. So the name would mean "Little Pasquale". That form could be showing affection or familiarity, unlike the more formal Pasquale.
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