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PALMENTERI | PALMENTIERI | PALMINTERI | PALMINTIERI

Palmenteri, almost unique is probably due to transcription errors, Palmentieri, very rare, it is typical of Naples, Palminteri is typical of western Sicily, of the Agrigento in particular, Palmintieri is almost unique and is also caused by transcription errors, should derive from a nickname linked to the trade of miller, the millstone is a type of millstone for wheat, or to the profession of winemaker, in the area is called a millstone a kind of vat for the collection, crushing and fermentation of wine. In the late medieval period there was a fiefdom called Palminteri in the area of Melfi.

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


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