Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

PAPAGNI

A strain in Puglia in the Bari area and in the Gargano and one possible in the Milan area. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Papagni is a local surname of Bisceglie. It derives from the southern word "papaine" = poppy (and, with passing of sense, also blow, slap that stuns like opium of the poppy). In a figurative sense it means a high-ranking person but more often a foolish and boring man who makes one fall asleep.

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Papagni
Nobles: Italia
Nobility: Conti - Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano