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The record is dated 12 August 1887, and birth was at 4:15 AM on the 11th.
Father: Michele Ferrante, 31, farmer
Mother: Maria Di Stasio, his wife
Child given the name Giovanna.
The name Italia, probably a Graecized form of Italic Vitelia (='calf land'), was originally restricted to the southern half of the 'toe' but was gradually extended. By 450 B.C. It meant the region subsequently inhabited by the Bruttii; by 400 it embraced Lucania as well. Campania was included after ...