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Caddìa, very rare, is typically Sardinian, has small stocks in Villacidro in the Medio Campidano, Cagliari and Usini in the Sassari area. additions provided by Giuseppe Concas CADDIA: caddìâ derives from caddìna due to vocalic nasalization, due to the fall of the intervocalic "n": current phonetic phenomenon especially in the southern dialects. Caddìâ, in turn, derives from gaddìâ, gaddìna, from the Italian gallina. Caddìna could, however, derive from cuàddu, in Campidanese, càddu in the central dialects: sa musca cuaddìna (camp.), Sa musca caddìna (central dialects) = the horse fly. A female, a pippia c (u) addìna = a woman, a capricious little girl, cavallina. There is also the term càddia or gàddia, which however means poplite, fold or wrinkle of the skin or even of a dress and derives from the Latin callum, or callica. To define a crumpled dress we say: est tottu attendedionàu. The surname Caddìa, with the accent on "i" does not derive absolutely from càddia, fold. We phoned so many Caddy of Sardinia and all pointed out the emphasis on "i". Although no one has remarked on the phonetic phenomenon of nasalization. However, it is normal, we have many examples: Mascìâ, Carìâ, Angiòî, Cardìâ, Pittàû, Lillìû, Làî, etc.etc. Currently the surname is present in 36 Italian Municipalities, of which 20 in Sardinia: Villacidro 21, Cagliari 13, Usini 11, Selargius 6, Capoterra 6, Pabillonis 3, etc.
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