Presta
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Frequency: (206)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Southern Italian: 1. variant of Presto. 2. possibly a habitational name from Presta, a locality of Sant’Agata dei Goti in Benevento province.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 17%. Aldo, Constantino, Ferdinando, Giovanni, Ignazio, Nicola, Oreste, Pasqualino, Remo, Robertino, Serafino, Vincenzo; Alfredo, Carlos, Mario, Palmira, Patria.
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Mentioned in
Speedbumps
(1998 Album by Various Artists)
Nokimboda Dance
(1995 Album by Peter Presta)
Latino Dance Party [Simitar]
(1998 Album by Various Artists)
House Crusher
(1998 Album by Various Artists)
Car Alarm
(1995 Album by Viper)
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