Paletta is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of
Italian origin, thought to have been derived from the Italian word ''pall'', meaning "cannon ball." There are many different spellings, including Palotta, Pallotta, Pallone, and Palloti.
The first known usage of the name was in
Rome
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, where the "Palloti di Roma" were located.
Families with variants of this surname are located in Rome,
Piedmont
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Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
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Scanno, Abruzzo, and
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
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Notable people
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Gabriel Paletta
Gabriel Alejandro Paletta (; born 15 February 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back.
Born in Argentina to parents of Italian descent, Paletta represented his birth nation at the under-20 level, participating in the 200 ...
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Harry Paletta
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross (german: Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes, links=no) and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The decoration was awarded for a wide ...
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Joseph Paletta, Jr.
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Juan Paletta
Juan Paletta is a retired Argentinian football (soccer) forward who played in the North American Soccer League and American Soccer League who shared the ASL scoring title in 1970.
In 1967, Paletta signed with the Ukrainian Nationals of the Ame ...
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Gabriella Pallotta
Gabriella Pallotta (born 6 October 1938) is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 22 films between 1956 and 1974. For the film ''The Pigeon That Took Rome
''The Pigeon That Took Rome'' is a 1962 American comedy war film directed and written ...
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Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta
Giovanni Battista Maria Pallotta (also Palotta or Palotto) (23 January, 1594 – 22 January, 1668) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal.
Early life
Pallotta was born in 1594 in Caldarola to a well respected family. He was the nephew of Cardinal Gio ...
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Guglielmo Pallotta
Guglielmo Pallotta (13 November 1727 – 21 September 1795) was an Italian Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Biography
Born in Macerata, Marche, he studied hydraulics and law in Rome and then was ordained priest. Later he became auditor of Cardinal Carlo ...
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Leonida Pallotta
Leonida Mario Pallotta (born September 25, 1910, in Rome) was an Italian professional football player.
He played 2 games in the 1930/31 season in the Serie A for A.S. Roma
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Tommy Pallotta
Tommy Pallotta (born May 25, 1968, in Houston, Texas) is an American film director and producer.
Biography
Pallotta received a degree in Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin. There, he met Richard Linklater and began his film caree ...
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Vincent Pallotti
References
{{surname, Paletta
Surnames of Italian origin
Italian-language surnames