Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Esposito (pronounced Espòsito rather than Esposìto, as often heard in the US) is the Neapolitan word for the Italian " esposto. " This last name was given to infants abandoned by new mothers on the steps of a church. Poverty and a woman's " honor " were often the reasons for such decisions. While Esposito is very common in the South, each Italian region has its versions of last names with similar origins (Donato/i, Graziadei, etc.) I never thought of it before, but Esposito in Spanish means something like " little male spouse. " Yes, that does sound quite funny! Sorry for the non-K posting... ;-) Sel , " nologo3 " <nologo81 wrote: > > Yes, John R., it is my ancestral birthplace. In the area of Napoli my > last name is like " Smith " ! I can't figure out why Californians can't > say it -- they try to make it into a Spanish name, and then they can't > say it with a straight face because it means something silly in > Spanish. But it means something completely different in Italian -- see > if you can figure out what! And say hi to all my gumbas! -- JE > > > , wrote: > > I am > > presently on the Amalfi Coast in Italy (the ancestral birthplace of > John E.? > > many Espositos here). > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Wow! I'm impressed, Sel. That's the " A " answer! Give that lady a diploma! Oh wait, she already has one. Well then give her tenure. No, she already has that too. What's left for me to give her? Shaktipat, I suppose? She doesn't need that either, but I'll give it anyway -- see how I work Kundalini into all my posts in order to satisfy the Editor ;>) Hope you're enjoying your summer vacation. -- JOhn , " selena230 " <selena230 wrote: > > Esposito (pronounced Espòsito rather than Esposìto, as often heard in > the US) is the Neapolitan word for the Italian " esposto. " This last > name was given to infants abandoned by new mothers on the steps of a > church. Poverty and a woman's " honor " were often the reasons for such > decisions. While Esposito is very common in the South, each Italian > region has its versions of last names with similar origins (Donato/i, > Graziadei, etc.) I never thought of it before, but Esposito in > Spanish means something like " little male spouse. " Yes, that does > sound quite funny! > > Sorry for the non-K posting... ;-) > > Sel > > > , " nologo3 " > <nologo81@> wrote: > > > > Yes, John R., it is my ancestral birthplace. In the area of Napoli > my > > last name is like " Smith " ! I can't figure out why Californians > can't > > say it -- they try to make it into a Spanish name, and then they > can't > > say it with a straight face because it means something silly in > > Spanish. But it means something completely different in Italian - - > see > > if you can figure out what! And say hi to all my gumbas! -- JE > > > > > > , > wrote: > > > I am > > > presently on the Amalfi Coast in Italy (the ancestral birthplace > of > > John E.? > > > many Espositos here). > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Thanks, John: I'll take both the shaktipat and the diploma. And by the way: I am vacationing in Italy (hehehe). Hope you had fun with your tropical storm... Sel , " nologo3 " <nologo81 wrote: > > Wow! I'm impressed, Sel. That's the " A " answer! Give that lady a > diploma! Oh wait, she already has one. Well then give her tenure. > No, she already has that too. What's left for me to give her? > Shaktipat, I suppose? She doesn't need that either, but I'll give it > anyway -- see how I work Kundalini into all my posts in order to > satisfy the Editor ;>) > Hope you're enjoying your summer vacation. -- JOhn > > > , " selena230 " > <selena230@> wrote: > > > > Esposito (pronounced Espòsito rather than Esposìto, as often heard > in > > the US) is the Neapolitan word for the Italian " esposto. " This last > > name was given to infants abandoned by new mothers on the steps of > a > > church. Poverty and a woman's " honor " were often the reasons for > such > > decisions. While Esposito is very common in the South, each Italian > > region has its versions of last names with similar origins > (Donato/i, > > Graziadei, etc.) I never thought of it before, but Esposito in > > Spanish means something like " little male spouse. " Yes, that does > > sound quite funny! > > > > Sorry for the non-K posting... ;-) > > > > Sel > > > > > > , " nologo3 " > > <nologo81@> wrote: > > > > > > Yes, John R., it is my ancestral birthplace. In the area of > Napoli > > my > > > last name is like " Smith " ! I can't figure out why Californians > > can't > > > say it -- they try to make it into a Spanish name, and then they > > can't > > > say it with a straight face because it means something silly in > > > Spanish. But it means something completely different in Italian - > - > > see > > > if you can figure out what! And say hi to all my gumbas! -- JE > > > > > > > > > , > > wrote: > > > > I am > > > > presently on the Amalfi Coast in Italy (the ancestral > birthplace > > of > > > John E.? > > > > many Espositos here). > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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