Parola Family History

Italian: from parola ‘word talk’ a nickname for a gossip or talkative person. Shortened form of Calabrian Bomparola, a compound name composed of the elements buona ‘good’ + parola ‘word’ applied as a nickname for an honorable trustworthy person or as a personal name.

From parol which means ‘kettle’ in the dialect of Cremona, ‘bucket’ in that of Modena, and was probably used for someone whose work involved the manufacture or use of such containers, as for example a kitchen scullion.

Possibly also a habitational name from Parola, a locality of Fidenza in Parma.