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in Sardinia the surnames are all about physical features, nicknames, jobs, animals, place names
Barra = jaw
Barrosu = cheeky
Baule = coffin
Beccu = buck
Biccu = beak
Boe = ox
Bulla = bubble (because of the belly round like a bubble)
Cabras = goats
Cambilargu, Cambilargiu = large legged
Casu = cheese
Còncas = heads
Concudu, Concone = big headed
Cubeddu = diminutive of Cuba,Cupa = barrel
Cùccu = cuckoo
Cùccuru = top of the mountain, top of the head
Ganadu, Ganau = desirous, longing
Ladu = wide
Longu = long
Lòriga = chain's link
Mannu = big
Marras = front teeth
Muroni, Murone = mouflon
Murru, Murrighìle, Muzzighìle = snout, muzzle
Muscas = flies
Muscadu, Muscau = infested, annoyed by flies
Nieddu = black
Nughes = walnuts
Palimodde = soft shouldered, lazybones
Piras = pears
Piredda = little pear
Porcu = pork
Porcheddu = little pork
Puddu = chicken
Rassu = fat
Ruju = red
Russu = large
Ruzzu = rough
Sanna = fang
Sedda = saddle
Seddaiu = saddler
Serra = saw
Trudda = wooden spoon
Truddaiu = wooden spoon maker
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