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CALTANISSETTA

Caltanissetta, absolutely rare, is Sicilian, should derive from the toponym Caltanissetta, could have Jewish origins. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Caltanissetta is a Sicilian surname and toponym, it is composed of Nissa, the name of an ancient Sicilian and then Greek locality, to which the Arabs joined the entry Qal-at = castle.

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


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