I have a family letter from Torino abt 1938. The letter has been translated twice. One says 'replying to your letter from Rocco" the other other says "Replying to your letter to Rocca"
My quetsion is...is Rocco/a more likely a city or a woman's name?
Rocco is a formal man's name. I have found many birth records with that name. We also had family members with that name. Rocco is also a section in SAN BARTOLOMEO (Torino).
Cathy
Giovanni Caboto, son of Giulio, was born in Gaeta, Italy, around 1451 AD. After the Aragonese defeated the Angevins in 1461, his family took refuge in Venice where the young Giovanni grew up, got married to Mattea about 1870 and had three children: Ludovico, Sebastiano, and Sancto. His dream was to ...