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PEDRANZINI | PEDRAZZINI

Pedranzini is typically Valtellina, from Valdisotto, Bormio and Mantello, Pedrazzini is specific to central-western Lombardy, Milan and Lodi in particular, but also to Dosolo in the Mantua, Lodi and Sudmilano above all, could derive from a nickname originated from the dialect word Milanese pedersin (skin, end of the sacks, where they are taken to shake them), as they could also be due to a modification of the dialect name Peder (Pietro) or from the Italian medieval name, or even Spanish, Pedro.

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


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