Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

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PORTARO

Portaro is typical of eastern Sicily, Del Catanese, in particular of Bronte and Catania and Malvagna in the Messina and Caulonia in the Reggino, Dasà in the Valentiano, Belvedere di Spinello in Crotonese and Isca on the Ionian in Catanzaro, should derive from Latin word portarius (guardian or door attendant), to indicate probably the activity of presidium of a town door carried out by the parent, it is also possible that it derives from the fact that the family included among its members a Portarius of a monastery: "Portarius Claustri, Unus est ex-conversis Fratribus, whose incumbit claustra observing Iugiter, NE quis extrantus ingrediatur, aut intro inspiciat.... Portarius Exterior sive Curiae, Memoratur ibidem, ubiad ID officii eligi iubetur unus itidem ex conversis Fratribus, Probatus moribus, Affabilis.. .. Portarius Pauperum, Custodiebat portam, ad quam pulsabant pauperes clemosynam petentes. ".

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Portaro
Nobles: Italia (Sicilia)
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Language of the text: Italiano