Heraldic Search Last name: MORRETTA

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Torretta
ref: 13984

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Partito; nel primo d'oro al leone d'azzurro sormontato da tre stelle d'argento male ordinate, nel secondo d'azzurro alla torre d'oro aperta e finestrata del campo, cimata da una bandiera di rosso.

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MORRETTA

Morretta has a stock in the Salerno area at Montecorvino Rovella, Bellizzi and Battipaglia and one in Caltagirone in the Catania area, the etymological origin of the surname should be traced back to a place name identified by the term morrum (high ground) of Oscan origin, the hypocoristic form does think that the family or at least the progenitor came from a place characterized by the fact of being on a small hill, it is necessary to mention, even if unlikely a possible derivation from a nickname originated from the archaic term morretta (sort of cloak buttoned on the front).

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

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