Anyone has ideas?

My idea is that it could come from the name of the town: Boretto.
It is in province of Reggio-Emilia:

https://www.google.it/maps/place/42022+ ... fe4d198824

What do you think about it?

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Hi all !!!

I'm looking for the origin of this surname: Boretti.
I already know the statistics and that it probably comes from Florence.

But what is its origin? What is the meaning?

All suggestion are very welcomed!!!!


Thank you all

AngelaGrace56 wrote:Might it be "Copetaro" - maker/manufacturer of Torrone (nougat)?
Angela

Well, I think you're right, because it's a speciality from the area of Naples!
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If you don't mind I've got another one:

http://postimg.org/image/xu1c40kcj/

What I read is: "Copebaro", what is this???
This is not a Mastro.


Thanks!

Possibly... Scatolaro = box maker :-D

T.

Yes! You did it!!! Great!
Confirmed also here that existed:

https://books.google.it/books?id=hYXKm2dJxNUC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA26&dq=%22mestieri%22%22scatolaro%22&source=bl&ots=k47Ldend5G&sig=9cXw78eu-nehpBZnoVSZORL86V8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAGoVChMI3Z2 ...

Here are a number of links to Neopolitan dialect.

Thank you very much Erudita74 !
I really appreciate those links, very useful ! :D

I can't find the occupation, but my guess is that he was a cobbler, and that the word is a form of calzolaio (looks like scalzolaio or scalzolaro, but I've never ...

Hi,

could you help me identifying this profession?

The first prefix is obviously " M.ro " which stands for "Mastro" .
The problem is the following word.
I just know the first letter is " S " and finishes in " ro ".
The location in near Naples, so it could be also a dialectal form.

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Tessa78 wrote:Perhaps it has to do with "beds" - The last part of the surname "letti" is the word for beds.

Ci letti ....

T.

Ahaha! Nice one!

I know where it is from.
The problem, I was trying to understand its Italian meaning.

Thanks

Hi,

could you help me to understand where this surname comes from??
I just know it is spread near Naples, but apart from that nothing at all!


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There was a consul / dictator/general of ancient Rome with name Cincinnatus who saved Rome in about 500/400s bc. His name is said to be from cincinnus "lock of hair" (+ popularly natus "born", as if born hairy)

Not sure if that is related though since abit different spelling?

Thanks Curry ...

Hi,

could you give me some clues where the surname CICINATO might come from?
In terms of meaning and etymology...

All suggestions are very welcomed!!

Thanks!