Surname Paparo

Origin and meaning

G. P. Holmes identifica este apellido como siciliano y lo relaciona con el significado de "ganso joven".

V. Blunda amplía esta interpretación: el apellido es de origen dialectal siciliano y deriva de la voz pàparu, que designa al ganso macho o padre de la cría. El animal era habitual en la avicultura doméstica y valorado tanto por su carne como por sus plumas. Como apellido, Blunda sugiere que pudo surgir como apodo aplicado a una persona de andar balanceado, rasgo que popularmente se asocia a ese animal.

💡 The surname Paparo also appears as variant of the surname Paparini in other studies consulted in this project.

Geographic distribution: Sicilia

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Comparative analysis based on 2 authors: where they agree, the hypothesis is strengthened; where they differ, the alternative interpretations are presented.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Patti Holmes, G. (2018). Alla scoperta dei cognomi siciliani. Retrieved from https://www.ilsicilia.it
  • Blunda, V. (2018). Supposte origini dei cognomi in Sicilia [Digital edition]. Retrieved from https://www.trapaninostra.it