What is the origin of the name Mezzacappa?
Italian (mainly Molise): variant of Mezzacapa an unflattering nickname for someone of limited intelligence from mezza ‘half’ + capa ‘head’. Compare Mezzatesta.
L'Argus (1877) - 1885/11/01 (Année 9, N°297)
... Marine Limited 4'/, 28 29... (France - 1887)
... Marine Limited 4'/, 28 29... (France - 1887)
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What is the origin of the name Mezzacappa?
Italian (mainly Molise): variant of Mezzacapa an unflattering nickname for someone of limited intelligence from mezza ‘half’ + capa ‘head’. Compare Mezzatesta.