Meaning of last name

[rp76226]

I've been told by my late father that the surname Puma means apple in Italian. However, my English-Italian dictionary translates apple as pomo and mela, while Google Translate only lists mela as the translation for apple. There are many dialects in Italy and my family is from Sicily so maybe in Sicilian the translation of the word apple is different. However, I cannot find a Sicilian translation program. I have an old note (source unknown) that says pumu translates to apple and that puma is the plural of pumu. I've also seen civil records where the Pomo surname gets changed to Puma for the birth or marriage or death of new descendants. Hoping that someone can verify what is true and what isn't concerning the Puma and Pomo surnames. Note - I've also seen the surname Poma become Puma in newer generations.

Ron

[darkerhorse]

The "Sicilian-English/English-Sicilian Dictionary & Phrasebook" by Joseph F. Privitera (2003) translates pummu as apple (masculine noun).

[darkerhorse]

Pumadoru is tomato.

[rp76226]

Thanks for your help. I just searched and found on the internet a Sicilian translation of puma and it came up as meaning apple. Pomo and Poma had no Sicilian translation.

https://glosbe.com/scn/en/puma