death of a dog ?

[rocketeer]

my Grandmother told me that the town in Italy that she came from meant death of a dog has anyone ever heard of such a thing Thanks Rocco

[Esperanza]

Just to clarify...

Did you want us to find a town name...?? which translates to death of a dog... ???

You mean something like... Cane_____, or Cano________, or Morte_____?

Something like that?

Italian town names, surnames can be very creative... you never know!!

Our Italian researchers may be able to suggest...

Should be an interesting search....

[Esperanza]

Hi Rocco,

Your Grandmother may have given you a good clue...

City of Muro Lucano: Basilicata Region - Italy

http://en.comuni-italiani.it/076/053/

And in dialect you could say Muro Lu Cano ??? (death of dog or close)

... Muro Lucano...

[suanj]

Muro Lucano means Muro of Lucania region; Lucania is the ancient name of Basilicata region, and for better to explane Lucania coming from " lukos" word in latin, meaning WOLFS, for the presence of wolfs in the area; Muro means Wall, and with precision the wall of very ancient castle of town... for the origin name town you can read here( in italian) http://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/ ... lucano.htm

suanj