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From: "Gwenda Malnati" <>
Subject: Re: [Italy] Surname Guppy
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 22:50:16 -0400
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Thanks for your reply and opinion. We do not even know if Guppy is Italian,
the only thing I noticed is that she pronounces "Nana" the Italian way and
that is what got me thinking, Italy. I agree that the y would have been an
i if it was Italian just as Malnati the i is pronounced "e." If the G is
not in the Italian alphabet how does one explain Guido and other G first
names? I recognize it would not have the same hard sound of G as in
English. Any more advice is appreciated. The ideas of
Juppi/Jeppi/Cuppi/Ceppi as the original name are excellent and we will try
looking in that direction.
Gwenda Malnati
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cotter, Anna" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 10:47 AM
Subject: RE: [Italy] Surname Guppy


> Hi,
>
> This surname is probably not Italian. Neither the letter Y or G are found
in the Italian alphabet. My first GUESS at a possibly for the surname would
be Juppi. You can get many variations for this surname -- Cuppi, Cappi,
Ceppi, Jappi, Jeppi. Does your friend now what area of Italy her ancestors
came from. This may provide other clues.
>
> Regards
> Anna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gwenda Malnati [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 9:35 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Italy] Surname Guppy
>
>
> I have a friend who was talking to me about her family the other day since
> we are both related via some early American families. She said that her
> greatgrandmother's (and then used the Italian pronounciation for,
"Nanna,")
> last name was Guppy and wasn't that a funny last name. I am not Italian
> myself but I am on this list searching for information for my children's
> paternal greatgrandparents. I did, though, recognize her pronunciation
from
> what my exhusband always called his grandmother. When I told her she was
> using an Italian pronuciation she did not even realize it. She said that
> her greatgrandmother would not discuss her background. I would appreciate
> if some of you very knowledgeable listers would comment on whether or not
> you think Guppy could be an Italian surname or an Americanization of
another
> more familiar Italian name. Since she has no clue to this family it would
> certainly help her to get started if we could pinpoint the origin to begin
> with. Thanks for your help.
> Gwenda Gustafson Malnati in Athens, GA
>
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