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ZEDDA | ZEDDE

Zedda is typical of Cagliaritano, Zedde is specific to Nuorese, arise, Ottana, Austis, Ortueri and Ollolai, with a strain also in Cagliari and Sassari, should derive from the word Sardinian Zedda (cellar, but also herd of animals), perhaps to indicate the craft of Cantiniere or innkeeper, or that of shepherd or breeder of pigs, in some cases could derive from the name Zeddiani (OR). Integrations provided by Luciano Zedda the meaning of the surname Zedda derives from the Sardinian word ancient cedda which means herd herd or herd even the same country of Zeddiani derives from the same root and means herding. Additions provided by Giuseppe Concas ZEDDA: Kèdda, Cèdda, Zèdda = herd, group, herd, herd, referred to animals or people. A cèdda or Kèdda de porcus or Porcos = a herd of pigs. A cèdda or Kèdda de brebeis or berbeghes = a flock of sheep. From the Latin cell: Columbarum cell is the dovecote, Anserum cell is the chicken coop. In Greek kella (kèlla) = cell, but also conclave, which broadly means meeting, group. Among the signatories of the Peace of Eleanor, * LPDE of 1388 we find: Baritone Cedda, Ville de Sardara; Cedde Nicolao, Jurato ville de Sardara; Cell Petro, Ville Ecclesiarum (Iglesias-Villa di Chiesa); Celle Sthefano, Majore (mayor, Administrator) Ville Guilciochor (* village destroyed, known by the name of Borticoco: Diocese of Ottana. Curatorial de Anella). In the Condaghe of Santa Maria di Bonarcado, * CSMB XI °, XII ° sec., we have: Celle Gavine (167), Mangiver of Bonarcadu (the Mangiver de Rennu was a royal official; the Mangiver de Ecclesia was a judicial representative of a church): heads in a partition of servants. Also mentioned are Goantine cells and sons Petru

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


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