Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report 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
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report 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
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report 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
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