Petta Family History
Petta Name Meaning
Italian:: (Sicily of Albanian origin): nickname derived from Albanian petë (definite form peta) ‘thin pastry noodles’. This surname is found in the ancient Albanian-speaking community of Piana degli Albanesi Sicily where the Albanian Christian refugees from the Turkish occupation of the Balkans settled in the 15th century. from a pet form of a female personal name such as Filippa Jacopa etc. or from the ancient Germanic personal name Pit(t)o.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022