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The name Cupertino comes from saint Giuseppe de Copertino (1603-1663), named "de Cupertino" in some languages from the Latin form of the name (Cupertinus). Copertino was not his family name (he was named Giuseppe Maria Desa) but the birthtown. The place name is from dark origin, but it has been suggested that the original form was Conventino (little convent), transformed to Cupertino and then Copertino.

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However, I don't know the Portuguese pronunciation. The Spanish one is [kuper'tino] (koo-pehr-TEE-noh).

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