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CUTRIGNELLI

Cutrignelli is specifically from Bari, it could be an archaic ethnic form for Crotone, but much more likely it is a nickname originated from the Greek term cutra (clay pottery), probably to indicate that the job of the founders was that of producers of baked clay dishes.

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


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