daoine sídhe
Resurfacing Celtic Traditions. Muttiron, Mutera, Motta, Linguistic Legacies and Oral Traditions
Carni, castelliere, Celts, Cenomanes, daoine sídhe, daoine sìth, La Tène, Modena, moher, Montirone, mota, mothar, motta, Motta del Diavolo, Motta della Tombola, Motta di Livenza, Motta di Santa Maria in Duno, Motta Fracaloca, motte, motte and bailey, Mottola, mound, mutera, Mutina, mutiron, tombola, tombolo, tumuloBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – I found that the surname Muttiron is widespread in ancient Insubrian Celtic-speaking areas, such as the provinces of Varese, Sondrio, and Como, while surnames made to derive from ‘motta’ in the sense of ‘mound’ are widespread mainly in Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, an area of Trentino-Veneto (Valsugana), and Emilia-Romagna. There are also…