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From: "A. A. de Moraes" <>
Subject: Re: [Italy] Surname Guppy
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 19:11:55 -0400
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Excuse me for asking but......what exactly is the problem with this surname
?
Can someone please tell me ?
Thank you,

A. A. de Moraes




----- Original Message -----
From: Gwenda Malnati <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Italy] Surname Guppy


> Thanks Helen for the info on the Perthshire list I will indeed
investigate.
> Gwenda
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Helen Black" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 1:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [Italy] Surname Guppy
>
>
> > Gwenda.
> > I belong to the Perthshire-List....and I have seen the name there, now
and
> > again. So it may be a name originating in the general area. Join up
and
> > ask the question.
> >
> >
> > Good Luck
> > Helen
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gwenda Malnati" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 7:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Italy] Surname Guppy
> >
> >
> > | Helen---This is very interesting because her husband was Scottish.
Has
> > the
> > | name always been Guppy or were there some changes? Do you know what
> area
> > of
> > | Scotland the name Guppy originated from? I may have to join a
Scottish
> > list
> > | to ask more questions. Thanks so much.
> > | Gwenda Malnati
> > | ----- Original Message -----
> > | From: "Helen Black" <>
> > | To: <>
> > | Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 11:41 AM
> > | Subject: Re: [Italy] Surname Guppy
> > |
> > |
> > | > This I believe is a scottish name.
> > | > Helen
> > | > Vanc. B.C.
> > | > ----- Original Message -----
> > | > From: "Cotter, Anna" <>
> > | > To: <>
> > | > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 7:47 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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