looking for meaning of Grandfather's name "Galuppo"

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looking for meaning of Grandfather's name "Galuppo"

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:D From Montanago
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Hi: sure from Montagano(Campobasso province-Molise region). This surname coming from italian word "galoppo=gallop" fast sailing point of horse, but, word "galuppo" means: servant of soldiers, that followed the armies and made preys..regards, suanj
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Re: looking for meaning of Grandfather's name "Galuppo&

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botchie wrote::D From Montanago
How you are writing it, I think it is a word which means 'handsome' and it is a common term to say; Hi guopo or guopa ( beautiful) I am mis-spelling guopo and guopa, sorry,
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Handsome dashing=guappo. Peter
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Handsome dashing=guappo. Peter
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