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Nappa

Origin Displayed: Italian

Spelling variations of this family name include: Nappi, Nappa, Nappo and others.

First found in Ancona, an important seaport town and province in Eastern Italy, home to the 11th century Cathedral of Ancona.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Michela Nappa, age 23, who arrived in America on Oct. 7, 1880, aboard the "Victoria;" Giosue Nappi, age 29, who arrived in New York on June 11, 1883, aboard the "Burgundia.

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RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance was a great rebirth of Classical art, literature, and science. It began in the Italian city-state of Florence in the 14th century and it was characterized by the spread of humanism and the beginning of objective scientific inquiry. Wealthy Florentine merchants and bankers such as the powerful Medici family, saw themselves as the heirs of the great figures of the ancient Roman Empire. Many of these families became the lavish patrons of artists and scholars in order to increase their own prestige and secure political power.