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Widespread throughout the south, it has an important nucleus in Campania and one in Sicily, it is unlikely that it derives from the toponym Marotta (PS), but it could derive from the name of some localities, such as Marotta in the municipality of Giano Vetusto, near Capua. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli For Minervini, 304, in addition to the toponymic derivation, for the surname Marotta other hypotheses are possible: 1. from the feminine noun 'marotta' derived from the Venetian 'marota' = nursery, container for eels 2. from Calabrese ' marrotta '= round basket of fruits 3. from the Neapolitan dialect' maròtta '= bird, pica 4. endearment of the Neapolitan dialect word' maro '= unhappy, miserable. For Rohlfs 123 it could instead be an Italianization of the French surname Marotte.
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