Heraldic Search Last name: ZINNA

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D'azzurro al braccio d'oro tenente colla mano di argento, ed in atto di scrivere, una penna dello stesso.

Pinna
ref: 50015

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D'azzurro alla torre d'argento fondata sulla pianura arida al naturale e sormontata da un'aquila al naturale tenente col rostro una penna d'argento

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ZINNA | ZINNA'

Zinna is typically Sicilian, of Trapani, Sciacca and Menfi in Agrigentino, Catania and Castel di Judica in Catanese, Palermo, Catenanuova in Ennese and Nisseno, Zinnà is Calabrian, specific to San Calogero in Vibonese, may derive from the name Arabic Zihn or even from the Hebrew Zina (bright, shining), but much more likely derive from the dialect term Zinna (breast), term of Lombard origin, from the word Zinna (prominence), the hypothesis that may come from the Arabic word zin?, Which means adultery don't seem very likely.

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

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