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Coiana is typical of Cagliari, Cagliari, Quartu Sant'Elena and Capoterra, Cojana, absolutely rare, is from Cagliari, they should derive from nicknames originating from the Sardinian term Logudorese cojana (tail, finally, last). additions provided by Giuseppe Concas COIANA: coiana / u, coyana / u, codiana / u, takes on different meanings, but all similar, because they come from the Latin word cauda. = tail. Sa cou o sa coa in Sardinian. Furthermore cou o coa is called an extreme strip of land - Coa Nueddas in the countryside of Guspini, but comes from the central dialects: Santulussurgiu. In the meaning of a strip of land we also find it in the Condaghi: e calat su erriu dessa coa jossu de funtana longa, CSMB, XI °, XIII ° sec. (chap. 172). Sa cou / a de s'arjola, is the winnowing, the residue of wheat in the farmyard. Accòu / a = back. Sa coa / u is also a mother's womb. In cou de mamma = on mom's lap. Coiana / u, coidana / u, cuaina / u = tardiva / o, referring above all to fruit and vegetable products; figuratively: lazy, armchairs, referring to animals and people. Scoittài / re means to wag the tail; sculettare referred to "girls"! Is coidanas (f. Pl.) Are also the ornaments that were put to the ears of oxen, during the float parades. Not having found it in the ancient papers consulted, let us suppose it is a relatively recent surname. He is currently present in 27 Italian Municipalities, of which 15 in Sardinia: Cagliari 92, Quartu 20, Capoterra 12, Monserrato 9, Gonnosfanadiga 6.
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