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Cogotti, typically Sardinian, is specific to Cagliari and Cagliari, and to Sant'Anna Arresi and Piscinas nell'iglesiente and to Villacidro in the Middle Campidano, should derive from a nickname originated from the Sardinian term cogotti (pollastro). additions provided by Giuseppe Concas COGOTTI: cogòtti, cogotèddu, mean rooster, cockerel. They are onomatopoeic voices, from cocò, cocò (pollastro), also present in Latin. It is not present in the ancient papers of the Sardinian language, consulted by us. Currently the surname Cogotti is present in 67 Italian Municipalities, of which 34 in Sardinia: Cagliari 108, Santannarresi 77, Piscinas 27, etc.

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


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