Pittaluga
Appearance
Pittaluga is an Italian surname. Variants of Pittaluga include Pitaluga and Piccaluga. The original spelling of the name is Pitaluga, as pità l'uga in the Genoese dialect literally translates to "pick the grape", "Enjoys the taste of grapes". Could also be a reference to Frankish Gauls & Lombard Italy. After the unification of Italy, however, like many other names the Florentine dialect (the official national Italian language) adapted the spelling to become Pittaluga.[1][2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Francesco Pittaluga (born 1911), Italian rower
- Gustavo Pittaluga (doctor) (1876–1956), Italian doctor and biologist
- Gustavo Pittaluga (composer) (1906–1975), Spanish composer
- Stefano Pittaluga (1887–1932), Italian film producer
See also
[edit]References
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