How come an Italian ISP is called Spadhausen?

lilalurl · 27 November 2020, 18:16

A question for our Italian members (or anyone else with the knowledge.

I have recently approved a new Italian member and his IP/DNS pointed to an Italian ISP called Spadhausen:
https://www.spadhausen.com/

I found it a bit weird because it is a name I would expecting to be German. Does one of you know why that is?

Maybe a Swiss/Austrian/German ISP entered the Italian market at one time?

AMIGASYSTEM · 27 November 2020, 18:31

In Italy are very common stores and companies with foreign names, English, French in particular, Spanish and German much less, in the name should consist of an abbreviation of the surname "Spad" a German word "hausen".

Sword in Italian "Spada"

redblade · 27 November 2020, 19:38

I've met Northern Italians (3-5) with German heritage. The Northern part near Swiss, I can't name the locations as my geography of Italy is quite poor.

ross · 27 November 2020, 21:57

Nah, nothing to do with german people, it's a provider from my region (Romagna) that carry till 1Gbit FTTH fiber.

Should be asked to Spadoni (the founder) why he used that name but in my spoken indigenous language Spadhausen sounds funny

And no, my language is Gallo-Romance (so of celtic heritage), sure more similar to french that any german language.

[Spadoni literally mean 'big swords']

lilalurl · 27 November 2020, 22:48

Ok, thanks for the explanations/hypotheses, guys.

27 November 2020, 18:16	#1
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,291	How come an Italian ISP is called Spadhausen? A question for our Italian members (or anyone else with the knowledge. I have recently approved a new Italian member and his IP/DNS pointed to an Italian ISP called Spadhausen: https://www.spadhausen.com/ I found it a bit weird because it is a name I would expecting to be German. Does one of you know why that is? Maybe a Swiss/Austrian/German ISP entered the Italian market at one time?

27 November 2020, 18:31	#2
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Posts: 6,409	In Italy are very common stores and companies with foreign names, English, French in particular, Spanish and German much less, in the name should consist of an abbreviation of the surname "Spad" a German word "hausen". Sword in Italian "Spada" Last edited by AMIGASYSTEM; 27 November 2020 at 18:41.

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27 November 2020, 19:38	#3
redblade Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Middle Earth Age: 36 Posts: 1,661	I've met Northern Italians (3-5) with German heritage. The Northern part near Swiss, I can't name the locations as my geography of Italy is quite poor.

27 November 2020, 21:57	#4
ross Defendit numerus Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Crossing the Rubicon Age: 50 Posts: 3,124	Nah, nothing to do with german people, it's a provider from my region (Romagna) that carry till 1Gbit FTTH fiber. Should be asked to Spadoni (the founder) why he used that name but in my spoken indigenous language Spadhausen sounds funny And no, my language is Gallo-Romance (so of celtic heritage), sure more similar to french that any german language. [Spadoni literally mean 'big swords']

27 November 2020, 22:48	#5
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,291	Ok, thanks for the explanations/hypotheses, guys.

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