|
|
||
07/24/09 |
    
|
Our Pascuzzi family has four members; David, Paula, Bailey and Connor.
My grandfather is from Soveria Mannelli italy. Short History Of The Pascuzzi Name: In different forms, it is widespread throughout Italy, with different distribution and frequency depending on the two types and the various forms: the basic forms Pasqua or Pasca are rare, prevailing in Central and southern Italy. Pasqui is Tuscan and central, Paschi is from Emilia-Romagna and Veneto; Pasquato and Pascutti, with their apocopate forms, are typical of the three Venices, and Pascoli spreads thence to Emilia Romagna and Marche as well. It takes its origin from the first name Pasqua, feminine but mainly masculine in altered and derived forms, which was originally given to children born on Easter. The name Pasqua continues the Christian Latin Pascha, adaptation from Greek Pàscha (from Hebrew pesah, Aramaic pisha " feast, Easter celebration", from the Hebrew verb pasah "to go beyond" or "to protect"). The Greek Pásha was connected by popular etymology to páschein "to suffer", and so the name and the feast were extended to commemorate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ. The Latin Pascha became Paschua in late and medieval age by popular portmanteau etymology with Pascua "pastures, meadows"
|
This site was last updated 07/24/09