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Guastaferri, absolutely rare, is probably a native of the province of Campobasso although there are ancient presences in the Latin area, Guastaferro seems to be specific to Terzigno and San Giuseppe Vesuviano in the Neapolitan dialect, while Guastafierro is more typical of Boscoreale and Boscotrecase in the Neapolitan dialect with significant presences also in Scafati ( SA), Guastifierro, extremely rare, is probably a different form of the more common Guastafierro. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi Guastaferri, very rare, is found mostly in the Neapolitan and in the Campobasso area, Guastaferro and Guastafierro, more common than the previous one, they have their epicenter in the Neapolitan, Guastifierro, unique, is present only in Boscoreale (NA), all these surnames derive from the medieval name Guastaferro, born within the warrior-chivalrous culture as a wish for a future as a skilled fighter: the origin of this name, in fact, is to be found in the expression spoiling the iron, which, in the warrior sphere, should be understood in the sense of hitting or piercing the opponent's armor or shield (the verb to spoil, literally, means to devastate, to destroy, deriving precisely from the Latin vastare; see also Maccaferro and Tagliaferro). As far as the surnames in question are concerned, therefore, these are the surnames of the personal names of the founders, even if, in some cases, a derivation from nicknames (for example, from epithets of war) or from trade names (such as that of the blacksmith, who in fact gave rise to several surnames, widespread also outside our country).
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