Simmaco Martora birth

[oilman19]

Can you please translate this birth. I'm not sure I am reading the given name correctly.

Thank you,


Jim

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[Tessa78]

Hi Jim,

I have to agree with you that it looks like Simmaco. However, I didn't find that name among those on the web site Carmine posted.

For your reference
http://www.nomix.it/700s.php

The birth record is for the birth of Simmaco Martora, born on July 3, 1882, to Gennaro Martora, age 35, farmer; and Giuseppa Caserta, his wife at the house on Via Anfiteatro.

Witnesses: Alessandro Rauso and Francesco di Gennaro.


T.

[johnnyonthespot]

However Googling Simmaco turns up many instances of the name as both a given name and as a surname.

This web site, for a management firm, gives the origin of the name as Ancient Greek and says,

Simmaco, means “ a person who fights withâ€

[PeterTimber]

Actually the Pope Simmaco 359 to 369 wrote a letter to the emperor concerning christianization and the struggle against paganism which gives the name/surname validity as an imported and italianized surname/ name of Greek origin. =Peter=

[oilman19]

Thank you all for the great info. Simmaco is a sibling of Matteo, who eventually emigrated to U.S.
Tessa, you found a manifest last week that indicated Matteo was visiting his brother Salvatore. Since I haven't found any birth record for Salvatore, I have to wonder if Simmaco and Salvatore are the same person.
Just thinking out loud.
Again, I appreciate everyone's help.

Jim