1. Home
  2. Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames


Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames


LA | LAPENTA | PENTA

The Penta, absolutely rare is from Campania, while Lapenta is typically Lucan, should derive from the Greek name Penta, a variation of the Greek name Pentheus, sometimes attributed to the fifth daughter, or even by Italianizations of the Slavic name Pentcha, with the same meaning.

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

PENTA

Penta has a strain between Roman and Rieti, one in the area that includes the Isernia Scapoli in particular, Naples and Avellino, Sant'Angelo all'Esca, Taurasi, Avellino, Fontanarosa, Aiello del Sabato, Mirabella Eclano and Grottaminarda, and one in Puglia in the Bari area of Noci, Monopoli and Polignano a mare and in Brindisi in Oria and Brindisi, should derive from the Greek name Penta, a variation of the Greek name Pentheus, sometimes attributed to the fifth child, or even to Italianizations of the Slavic name Pentcha , with the same meaning, in some cases it could derive from names of places like Penta di Fisciano in the Salerno area. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Penta is a surname above all from the south which could be derived from the personal name or feminine nickname of the Spanish era, 'Penta' = "painted". Or from the toponym Penta (SA),

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


Buy a heraldic document with your coat of arms


You may be interested

Heraldic Traces
Notice: A Heraldic Traces is a dossier prepared by an artificial intelligence program useful as a starting point for researchers and passionate heraldists. The presence of a Heraldic Traces indicates that there is information to draft a heraldic document after carrying out a professional thorough search.
  • When you buy a heraldic document a new accurate analysis of the heraldic research will be performed by an expert heraldist and the document will be written in Italian or English.
  • The coat of arms will be checked and, if necessary, redesigned in strict compliance with the heraldic rules by our experts.

Penta
Nobles: Italia
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

Verba Volant, Scripta Manent
(Spoken words fly away, written words remain)
Examples of Heraldic Documents
Order now a Professional Heraldic Document

Every surname is a story that deserve to be told
Make your Family Name immortal

Go to Catalog