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Blackmail has a small strain in Trieste, but it would seem specific to Barletta (BA), with a strain probably secondary to Taranto, blackmail, absolutely rare is perhaps Veneto or Piedmont. Additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi The origin of these surnames should be sought in the medieval name blackmail, with the literal meaning of resumed, recovered (from the Latin recaptum, past participle of the verb recapere, i.e. resuming): Like other old names such as recovery, refreshment, restoration, exchange, etc, blackmail also falls into the category of affective names or gratulators, which in these cases were attributed to children born after the disappearance of a previous child. With regard to the northern and central northern strains, however, these surnames could also derive from the medieval name Rico or Rigo, i.e. the italianization of the Germanic staff Ric or Rig, with the meaning of powerful, rich (it is often Of the apheresis of names like Arrigo, Enrico, Federico, etc, all of Germanic origin): In this context, in fact, the suffix-atto (also known as-ATO) assumes a patronymic value or matronimic and is meant to mean son of Rico or Rica (just like in the surnames Rifled, Rigatto, Rigatti, etc). In any case, therefore, these are the cognitive-ominizations of the personal names of the ancestor. Additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Blackmail is the cognominization of the nickname blackmail that probably derives from the noun ' blackmail ' (Deverbal of ' blackmail ' by Vulgar Latin
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