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Ara has a stock in Bologna, one in Rome and in Sassari in Sardinia in Sassari, Alghero, Sedini and Viddalba, Are is specific to north-central Sardinia, the Sardinian stocks could derive from names of localities that refer to the concept of domo le 'ara (place for people of respect) or even simply the Sardinian word ara (now, now), perhaps originating from the behavioral characteristics of the progenitor, or at the term ara, not so much as a unit of surface measurement, but meaning a wide territory. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli The surname Ara derives from the surname Aria which refers to the concept of aia in the sense of a clearing, a square. additions provided by Giuseppe Concas ARA; ARE: from the Sardinian arva, abra = breeze. From the Latin aura = windy air. In Campidanese we also have araxi, frida or callenti = cold or hot arietta. Ara, unit of measurement of surface, from the French are = 1damq = 1000 mq. From the Latin area. Ara is also a South American parrot. In Latin there is also hara, or harula, which means stye, hara suis = the sow's stall, from which s'aùrra de su procu comes from campidanese. Among the signatories of the Peace of Eleonora, * LPDE of 1388, we find: Aras Joanne - de Bosa; Are (de) Comitaçu, villas Zaramonte (* today's Chiaramonte - Contrate de Anglona). Currently Ara is present in 122 Italian Municipalities, of which 37 in Sardinia: Sassari 89, Alghero 51, Sedini 29, Viddalba 26, Ittireddu 24, etc. In the Peninsula it is present in 15 regions (for which the Sardinian origin is not obvious): Bologna 31, Rome 20, Genoa 11, Milan 9, Naples 9, Turin 7, etc. Are is currently in 55 Italian Municipalities, of which 25 in Sardinia: Bolotana 21, S Lussurgiu 19, Sorso 17, Olbia 15, etc. In the peninsula it is present in 9 regions and, as for Ara, the Sardinian provenance is not ascertained.
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