GUETTA Origin of surname
GUETA, GUITA, GUITTA, GUETTA, QUITA
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Guetta is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
This surname is associated with Goeta, the name of a tribe in Garinan, western Libya; or with Guete, the ancient name of the town of Huete (Huepte) in Castile, central Spain, which had a prosperous Jewish community in the 13th century. In some cases, the name was originally a personal or an occupational nickname, deriving from the Arabic term for "sharp/cutting/piercing". In the 19th century, Guetta is recorded as a Jewish family name on a 'ketubbah' from Tunis, of Shalom Hay son of Moise Guetta, and his wife Anne, daughter of Joseph Bais (Vais). The name (and variants) is also recorded as a Jewish family name in the following cases: Isaac Guetta, a rabbi and talmudist, whose ancestors came from Hueta (born 1777, died 1857), lived in Trieste, Italy, and also in Safed and Tiberias, Eretz Yisrael, where he founded rabbinical seminaries, and was the author of 'Zedek Yizhak' (Livorno 1847) and 'News on the Babylonian Talmud ' in 4 volumes (Vienna 1856); Dr. Samuel Guitta, a surgeon and graduate of the faculty in Seville, Spain, practiced in Tangiers, Morocco, since 1885, and distinguished himself during the cholera epidemic of 1895.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. Guetta is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
This surname is associated with Goeta, the name of a tribe in Garinan, western Libya; or with Guete, the ancient name of the town of Huete (Huepte) in Castile, central Spain, which had a prosperous Jewish community in the 13th century. In some cases, the name was originally a personal or an occupational nickname, deriving from the Arabic term for "sharp/cutting/piercing". In the 19th century, Guetta is recorded as a Jewish family name on a 'ketubbah' from Tunis, of Shalom Hay son of Moise Guetta, and his wife Anne, daughter of Joseph Bais (Vais). The name (and variants) is also recorded as a Jewish family name in the following cases: Isaac Guetta, a rabbi and talmudist, whose ancestors came from Hueta (born 1777, died 1857), lived in Trieste, Italy, and also in Safed and Tiberias, Eretz Yisrael, where he founded rabbinical seminaries, and was the author of 'Zedek Yizhak' (Livorno 1847) and 'News on the Babylonian Talmud ' in 4 volumes (Vienna 1856); Dr. Samuel Guitta, a surgeon and graduate of the faculty in Seville, Spain, practiced in Tangiers, Morocco, since 1885, and distinguished himself during the cholera epidemic of 1895.
Benedetta Jasmine Guetta
(Personality)Benedetta Jasmine Guetta, Italian culinary writer and photographer, born in Milan, Italy. In 2009, she co-founded Labna, the only Jewish Kosher cooking blog in Italy, with a focus on Italian and Jewish cuisine. Since then, she has been actively promoting the Italian Jewish food both in Italy and abroad through cooking schools, synagogues, community centers, and other institutions. Her culinary expertise has been highlighted in various news outlets such as the Washington Post, Cosmopolitan, Elle à Table, Saveur, and Tablet. She has also co-authored two cookbooks in Italian and one in English. In early 2020s Guetta resided in Santa Monica, California, United States