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Chain breaker is typically Apulian, of the Bari especially and of Molfetta in particular, spezzacathens, extremely rare is probably the consequence of errors of transcription. Additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi according to an interesting hypothesis, the origin of these surnames should be sought in the medieval name Spezzacatena (with a variant in Spezzacathens), which, in the Christian sphere, alludes to the cult for the Madonna of the chain (for A more in-depth explanation, see the chain surname): In this context, in fact, the break-through expression describes well the role of Saint Mary of the chain, caught in the act of dissolving or breaking the chains of human suffering (a concept which, in the context Religious, expresses liberation from evil. With regard to the last names in question, therefore, these are the cognominizations of the personal name of the parent, even if in some cases is not excluded a derivation from nicknames attributed to them.
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