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Macripo, absolutely rare, is typical of the Bari area, Tarentina, Magripo and Magripò are always from Puglia, but by now almost disappeared, Macripò is from Taranto, in particular from San Marzano di San Giuseppe, Fragagnano and Taranto. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi of origin arbëreshë (most probably Greek-Albanian), the surnames Macripò, Magripò, etc. arise from the Italianization of the Greek surname Makripodis, which, composed of the terms makròs (large, broad) and podi (foot), it can be translated as a big foot, a wide foot: it should be noted, in fact, that the ancient transcriptions carry the surname Macripò in the Macripodi form, but today, to tell the truth, this surname seems to no longer exist in Italy. In conclusion, therefore, these are the surnames of nicknames or the personal names of the founders.
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