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[Surname] Re: Zasa, Pennino...

by Marc (guest)

2/16/2012, 10:21 AM

Zasa is Italian as you can see at http://gens.labo.net/ but I don't know the etymology. You'll find the origin of Pennino at http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=pennino.

- Getb +2

2/16/2012, 4:02 PM

Thanks for the answer, so Zasa and Susanna have nothing to do with each other... Now checking Pennino, thanks :D

Edit: I already guessed it was a diminutive, but knowing it comes from Penna does not solves the problem, thanks anyway, its better than nothing

Edit: Although "penna" is already way easy to find out, it seems it can be "jutting/prominent rock", "fortress/battlement" or "feather/wing", thanks

This message was edited 2/16/2012, 4:08 PM

- Jim Young (guest) +1

2/17/2012, 6:50 AM

There is a Monte Pennino in Umbria, Italy, so maybe it's locative like Penna.

ZsaZsa is probably a childish version of Zsuzsa, diminutive of Zsuzsanna, "Susan".

- Getb

2/21/2012, 2:48 AM

yes actually this very site says that zsazsa is susana... thanks with the zasa though...

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