Meanings
- A surname from Italian [in turn originating as a patronymic].
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Colleagues and a senior law enforcement official identified the man who was shot as Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive-care nurse. Videos analyzed by The New York Times appear to contradict the accounts of federal officials, who said Mr. Pretti approached Border Patrol agents with a handgun and the intent to “massacre” them.
2026 January 24, en, “Minneapolis Live Updates: Videos Appear to Contradict Federal Account of Killing”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2026
Origin
- ItalianPretti
- EnglishPretti
Borrowed from Italian Pretti, masculine plural form of Pretto, from pretto (“pure”).
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Pretti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pretti
“Pretti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pretti. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pretti,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pretti.
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