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We're trying to find the meaning of the name "Castrenza." This is my husband's aunt's name. His grandparents were from Palermo, Sicily. Doing online searches, we found others from Sicily with this name, but we can't find anything on the meaning. We've also seen "Castrenze" and "Castrenzo" used as a masculine name.Most of the people we've found online (in geneologies) with this name seem to be from around Palermo, but we've only done a very limited search. Any ideas on the meaning or origin? Thanks in advance.
Becky
Becky
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From the website:
https://www.italiangenealogy.com/articles/italian-genealogy/rare-given-names-in-early-italian-records
"In practice, most Italians were named for saints or classical (sometimes mytholgical) figures. Some of these names were quite unusual even centuries ago. Castrenze, Calcedonio, Baldassare, Cipriano, Zenone and Egidio are religious examples particularly prevalent in localities where these saints are venerated."
There is a lot of very worthwhile information in the article from which the above is quoted.
From name-doctor.com:
"This name derives from the Latin Noun and adjective “castrum > castra > castrensis”, meaning “castle, fort, camp (military), an encampment, camp, military service”. Castrese di Sessa (V century), was an Italian bishop, revered as a holy martyr of the Catholic Church. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on February 11."
Again, there is other worthwhile info on the page, as well.
https://www.italiangenealogy.com/articles/italian-genealogy/rare-given-names-in-early-italian-records
"In practice, most Italians were named for saints or classical (sometimes mytholgical) figures. Some of these names were quite unusual even centuries ago. Castrenze, Calcedonio, Baldassare, Cipriano, Zenone and Egidio are religious examples particularly prevalent in localities where these saints are venerated."
There is a lot of very worthwhile information in the article from which the above is quoted.
From name-doctor.com:
"This name derives from the Latin Noun and adjective “castrum > castra > castrensis”, meaning “castle, fort, camp (military), an encampment, camp, military service”. Castrese di Sessa (V century), was an Italian bishop, revered as a holy martyr of the Catholic Church. The feast day is traditionally celebrated on February 11."
Again, there is other worthwhile info on the page, as well.
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Castrenza could come from the latin word castrensis-castrense, which means: related to the military camp or to the army.
Im not sure but,as a latin language, italian comes from ancient latin.Im just studying ancient latin and i saw castrenza..many names come from latin words.
Im not sure but,as a latin language, italian comes from ancient latin.Im just studying ancient latin and i saw castrenza..many names come from latin words.
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Castrenza could come from the latin word castrensis-castrense, which means: related to the military camp or to the army.
Im not sure but,as a latin language, italian comes from ancient latin.Im just studying ancient latin and i saw castrenza..many names come from latin words.
Im not sure but,as a latin language, italian comes from ancient latin.Im just studying ancient latin and i saw castrenza..many names come from latin words.
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