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Blanko: white (town)<br>
Morello: a sour cherry or, possibly "bitter" (general)<br>
Torda: petite one (servant)<br>
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We've gotten so used to names being carefully selected. It's strange
have characters named without any discernible purpose.<br>
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<div>Again just fwiw, looking at the "Grandecitta culture" names,
from IGJ:<br>
Adatta: Suitable </div>
<div>Affito: Properties (Inclito's coachman)</div>
<div>Bello: Handsome (colonel)</div>
<div>Blanko: ??? (town)</div>
<div>Bricco: Jug (child in Fava's story)</div>
<div>Bruna: Brown (mule)</div>
<div>Cantoro: Singer? (merchant)</div>
<div>Casco: Helmet (Salica's story)</div>
<div>Cugino: Cousin (woodcutter)</div>
<div>Cuoio: Leather (Hide's name in Blanko)</div>
<div>Decina: Ten (servant)</div>
<div>Dentro: Inside (Salica's story)</div>
<div>Eco: Echo (messenger)</div>
<div>Fava: Broad bean</div>
<div>Gagliardo: Strong, red blooded (astronomer)</div>
<div>Gioioso: Joyful (Salica's story)</div>
<div>Incanto: Enchantment (Inclito's brother)</div>
<div>Inclito: Illustrious (de facto leader of Blanko)</div>
<div>Legaro: Tie (ambassador)</div>
<div>Mano: Hand (trooper)</div>
<div>Morello: ?? (general)</div>
<div>Novella Citta: New city</div>
<div>Olmo: Elm (town)</div>
<div>Onorifica: Honorific (servant)</div>
<div>Perito: Expert, surveyor (hired hand)</div>
<div>Rigoglio: Luxuriance (duko)</div>
<div>Rimando: Return, cross-reference (messenger)</div>
<div>Rimo: Removal (trooper)</div>
<div>Salica: Willow? (Inclito's mother)</div>
<div>Sborso: Disbursement (hired hand)</div>
<div>Schiamazza: Cackles (servant)</div>
<div>Sfido: Challenge (officer)</div>
<div>Soldo: Money, penny (town)</div>
<div>Solenno: Solemn (Salica's story)</div>
<div>Terzo: Third (officer)</div>
<div>Torda: ???? (servant)</div>
<div>Turco: Turk? (Salica's story)</div>
<div>Ugolo: Uvula (Salica's story)</div>
<div>Urbanita: city sweller? (person in Blanko)</div>
<div>Valico: Pass (trooper)</div>
<div>Vivo: Living person (colonel)</div>
<div>Volanta: Wheel (person in Blanko)</div>
<div>Volto: Face (trooper)</div>
<div>Zitta: Silent (Inclito's dead wife)</div>
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<div>I don't really know what to make of that as a group: some of
the names are fine as names, some of them make little sense.
Anyway, think have to conclude that these people do know at
least some Italian: eg Hide being advised to change his name to
"Cuoio", if nothing else. ("Novella Citta" also, of course, but
I could argue against that one as meaning too much by itself...)</div>
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