Did you know that there's a town called Grado...

[QQQ]

Grado, Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[nylan8301]

Perhaps the family derives their name from their place of origin.

I wonder if you either love or hate the town...

Nylan

 

[QQQ]

Neither love no hate, just an interesting fact.

 

[epaludo]

I knew that from googling ages ago. If I remember correctly there is a Grado in Spain too ...

 

[NiceCans]

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Originally Posted by nylan8301 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Perhaps the family derives their name from their place of origin.

or, as is often the case, visa-versa

 

[ingwe]

In a way, don't we ::all:: live in a little town called "Grado"?

 

[stewtheking]

Well, mine is more "Akustische und Kino-Geraete Gesellschaft". Considerably less catchy, but the postman always knows where to find it...

 

[Kirosia]

Joe Andolini?

 

[HiGHFLYiN9]

Wait.... how is it pronounced? Gray-do or Grah-do?

 

[krmathis]

I did not.
But it did not surprise me..

 

[Czilla9000]

Looks like we know where CanJam '09 is gonna be.

 

[Kirosia]

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Originally Posted by Czilla9000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Looks like we know where CanJam '09 is gonna be.

The sidebar's gonna have be gi-normous in order to pay for that.

 

[scott_d_m]

My last name is Morton, and I believe there's a town in Scotland named Morton (at least that's what I've been told). Coincidence?

I think if alot of us googled our last name we would probably find a town somewhere in the world with the same name.

 

[bhd812]

It was common to take the name of one's birthplace when they entered the country. most likely when the first Immigrant that landed in the USA from Italy in the Grado family had a different last name but either changed it himself or was changed by the person writing his/her papers. It's common that the first name is altered also with lot's of my Italian friends that came direct from Italy.

havent you people ever watched God Father?

 

[VeipaCray]

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Originally Posted by HiGHFLYiN9 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wait.... how is it pronounced? Gray-do or Grah-do?

Regardless of how the town is pronounced, John Grado pronounces his name Gray - doh. . If memory serves me someone specifically asked him in an interview how to pronounce his last name and that's what he said. When you call the company, they answer the phone "Gray - doh" Labs

I'm assuming John Grado pronounces the "Grado" the same way Joseph Grado pronounced it.

That'd be a funny one if Joseph Grado the founder said "Grah-doh" and John Grado (nephew) said "Gray-doh". Then we'd have bit of a conundrum.