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Pelagatta, absolutely rare, is perhaps Lombard, Pelagatti has a nucleus in the Parma area, strains in the Florentine and in the Livorno area, in the provinces of Pescara, Rome and Perugia, Pelegatta would seem of the Milanese, Pelegatti, absolutely rare, has a Lombard and an Emilian lineage, Pellegatta is very widespread in northern Lombardy and in Milan, Pilagatti is typical of Monopoli in the Bari area, Pilagatto is almost unique, they should all derive from playful nicknames linked to the progenitor's behavioral characteristics, probably deriving from the Provençal term pelegauto meats, that is, something that is cluttered, that bothers and is also difficult to eliminate) or its equivalent in the northern Pelegatta or pellegatta dialects. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi Pelagatta, very rare, seems to have a nucleus between the Milanese and the Pavese and another in the Genoese, Pelagatti, much more common than the previous one, has a greater stock in the Parma area and minor stocks in the Florentine, in the Livorno area, in the Prato and Pescara, Pilagatti, quite rare, is originally from Bari, Pilagatto, almost unique, is an error of transcription of the previous one, all these surnames derive from the ancient expression pelagatti or pilagatti, which once had meant cheat, scoundrel; just out of curiosity, this term (now fallen into disuse) also boasted several imaginative synonyms, such as pelvis, pelamantelli, pelanibbi, etc. In conclusion, therefore, these are the surnames of nicknames attributed to the founders.) Additions provided by Aldo Piglia, Milan According to the "Dizionario Milanese - Italiano" by Cletto Arrighi (1896), pelegatta is the fur coat that covers a cut of meat, and that according to Zingarelli, in Italian it is called pelletica and in Neapolitan pellecchia. Similarly, the small Milanese glossary of the terms used by Carlo Porta (1775-1821) in "Le Poesie" (Feltrinelli editions, 1972) reports the entry pellegatt for pellecchia.
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