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penna
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Penna \Pen"na\, n.; pl. Penn[ae]. [L.] (Zo["o]l.) A perfect, or normal, feather.
Wiktionary
n. a contour feather
Wikipedia
Penna may refer to:
- Penna River, a river of southern India
- Penna (surname)
- Penna, an abbreviation for Pennsylvania''
- Pen (Latin penna, feather)
Penna is a surname originating in Italy in an area known as the Papal States. Since Papal names often denoted place of origin, the Penna family lived in one of several places in Italy named Penna.
Its origins are unrelated to the Hispanic surname Peña or Della Peña, though many have adopted the extra n to become Della Penna.
Penna is a surname also for many families in India. Their origins are usually in and around Pennariver in the south of Andhra Pradesh.
Penna is also a surname of Cornish origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Cornwall (over 72 times the national average) followed by Cumberland, Caernarfonshire and County Durham. In all other British counties its frequency was below national average. Traditional Cornish surnames tend to start with 'Tre', 'Pol' or 'Pen'. To quote a Cornish saying "By the Tre, Pol and Pen, you can tell the Cornishmen".
Usage examples of "penna".
Ricordiamola questa recente storia: poi ditemi come si fa a non intingere la penna nel fiele, a non temperarla col pugnale!
Sheila Radford, Dr Mike Berry, Jai Penna, Paula Tyler and Dr Sue Black.
A man looked back, but it was his own reflection in the viewport penna glass.
Frankie Hegarty, Brigid Baillie, David Byrne, Chaz Brenchley, Jai Penna, and Sharon Zukowski.
Come ho detto poc'anzi, avevo trovato penna, inchiostro e calamaio, dei quali feci uso con estrema parsimonia.