given name vs baptismal name

oilman19 · Post by **oilman19** » 15 Oct 2010, 12:08

I have a birth act that shows (on the Baptismal side) the name "Alessandra Viggiano dico Iannotta".
On the left side the baby's name is simply Alessandra.
The mother's surname is Viggiano.
Can someone please explain this baptismal name for me.

Thank you

liviomoreno · Post by **liviomoreno** » 15 Oct 2010, 12:33

Posting the act would help a lot...

oilman19 · Post by **oilman19** » 15 Oct 2010, 13:22

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/126/ ... abirth.jpg

Here is the birth act for Alessandra Iannotta.

oilman19 · Post by **oilman19** » 15 Oct 2010, 13:25

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/126/ ... abirth.jpg

Here is page 2 with the mother's name.

maestra36 · Post by **maestra36** » 15 Oct 2010, 13:36

jim
It's a correction to the error on the baptismal record which has the mother's surname instead of the father's. It means it should say Iannotta
Peg

oilman19 · Post by **oilman19** » 15 Oct 2010, 13:46

I was unable to determine the proper meaning of "dico".

Thank you very much.

Italysearcher · Post by **Italysearcher** » 15 Oct 2010, 15:41

It's a bit like saying AKA 'also known as'

liviomoreno · Post by **liviomoreno** » 15 Oct 2010, 15:44

Italysearcher wrote:It's a bit like saying AKA 'also known as'

Nope, it is a correction of a mistake!
Also known as would be "detto".

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