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3/13/2025, 9:57 PM jocatchi
7/23/2008, 8:20 AM gialupa

Name Papaccio
Type Surname (from given name, from occupation & from nickname)
Usage Italian
Other Forms FormsPapace, Papacci
Edit Status Status2a. listed usages are verified

Meaning & History

Possibly from the Latin given name Papacius, or from the Greek surname Papakis. Has been connected to Italian papa meaning "pope" or "priest", as well as papaccella, a kind of small sweet pepper, though these may be folk etymology.
Added 7/23/2008 by gialupa