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PRESTANDREA

Prestandrea, absolutely rare, it would appear of the coastal strip of eastern Sicily, should derive from the medieval term preste (see Preste), referred to a founder, perhaps Orthodox priest, named Andrea.

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


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