The patella Surname
patella Name Meaning and History
- possibly from patella ‘limpet’, and hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who collected shell fish, or a nickname for a tenacious or withdrawn person.
- nickname or metonymic occupational name from a variant of patella ‘porringer’, ‘frying pan’. In this sense, it is also found as a Greek name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 10 - Messages: 41
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| PATELLA John D and Bessie B |
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| Patella | Karen | 3 |
| Pittsburg Patella's |
 DonnaPatella
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| PATELLA John A 1928-1968 |
| 0 |
| Patella family tree | Karen | 25 |
| Catanzano/Patella |
batanzan
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| Obit. PATELLA, ELLEN JEAN (nee Paullin) |
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| Patella- abruzzi italy |
Dyann78
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| Family | Concetta Pecorino | 0 |
| Are you family? | Sandra | 0 |
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