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Roponds is absolutely rare, Rostagno is typical of western Piedmont, Turin and Cuneo, should derive from the medieval name Rostagnus of which we have an example in Pisa in an act of 1221: "... Rostagnus Arearum publicus Notarius prefatis omnibus Interfui and Hanc inde cartam scripsi et firmavi et signavi hoc mode... ", but most likely derive from the French Rostan, or Rostaing, as is also possible a direct derivation from the Germanic name Hrodstain, from which the same name French is derived, consisting of the terms Hrod (Gloria) and Stain (stone), with the meaning of Stone of glory; The same origin has the surname Rostand, brought by the author of Cyrano de Bergerac, Edmond Rostand (1868-1918).
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