 Another theory put forward by Don Antonino Di Masi is that the name is derived from the local river called "Marro".It was later called "Barapodi" by the local Greek-speaking Orthodox Christians who inhabited the town, then to the Latinised "Baropedium" during the 14th to 16th centuries.In modern times, it was regularly called "Varapodi", and then finally to Varapodio in 1811, although "Varapodi" is still used in the local dialect.