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LA | LAPENTA | PENTA

The Penta, absolutely rare is from Campania, while Lapenta is typically Lucan, should derive from the Greek name Penta, a variation of the Greek name Pentheus, sometimes attributed to the fifth daughter, or even by Italianizations of the Slavic name Pentcha, with the same meaning.

Bibliographic source' "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/

PENTA

Penta has a strain between Roman and Rieti, one in the area that includes the Isernia Scapoli in particular, Naples and Avellino, Sant'Angelo all'Esca, Taurasi, Avellino, Fontanarosa, Aiello del Sabato, Mirabella Eclano and Grottaminarda, and one in Puglia in the Bari area of Noci, Monopoli and Polignano a mare and in Brindisi in Oria and Brindisi, should derive from the Greek name Penta, a variation of the Greek name Pentheus, sometimes attributed to the fifth child, or even to Italianizations of the Slavic name Pentcha , with the same meaning, in some cases it could derive from names of places like Penta di Fisciano in the Salerno area. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Penta is a surname above all from the south which could be derived from the personal name or feminine nickname of the Spanish era, 'Penta' = "painted". Or from the toponym Penta (SA),

Bibliographic source' "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/


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