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From: Tom Olenio <>
Subject: Re: [Italy] In need of some help,lease - Olindo
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 09:58:42 -0500
References: <20040117.193905.1800.0.mehawkshaw@juno.com>


Hello,

Going to the Latin roots of Olinto...

"O" is commonly used as "the" in some of the regional dialects of Italy.
"Linto" means "to bend" in Latin.

Not that this helps you much in a geneolgical search.

There is a tie to DeLuca in my family, it is not very clear though. I know
that sometime possibly in the 20's (could be later or earlier) my great
aunt Mildred Olenio was in the wedding party of a girl that married a
DeLuca who's family sold automobiles (possibly).

I think the girl was a Paolucci, possibly the daughter of Michele Paolucci,
who died in the influenza epedemic of 1918. This story may be tied to
Providence Rhode Island or Massachusetts.

I only know the story, as my great grandfather's foster brother was Michele
Paolucci, and my 94 year old great aunt can only remember parts of the
story, tied to the wedding photo in a very old album.

Later,
Tom

Gerry DeLuca wrote:

> Hi Lisa,
> Thanks for the note - Perhaps the name on the record is Olindo and not
> Olinto.
> Next I will try to get his Baptism record to see what it says.
> Thanks again and if I find anything new regarding this name, I will let
> you know.
> MJ Cooke
> On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 13:27:57 -0500 lisa lepore <>
> writes:
> > HI MJ-
> >
> > I think it is a stand alone name, but not very common, perhaps?
> > My grandfather was named William Olindo Lepore, so I always
> > wondered about this name also. I found an Olindo Lepore in
> > the records also, but haven't connected him to our family yet.
> > I haven't seen this name anywhere else, so I'd be interested
> > in learning something about it also.
> >
> > My family went to Providence, RI from Caserta - Tora e Piccilli.
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:59:13 -0500 Gerry DeLuca
> > <>
> > writes:
> > > I am trying to find out what this given name on a birth record
> > stands
> > > for
> > > - The name listed is
> > > OLINTO. The child was called William and just wonder if this in
> >
> > > Italian
> > > would mean William.
> > > Thank you for your help.
> > > MJ Cooke
> > >
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Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Canada
Hardiness Zone 5b


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