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Caltagirone
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from en it Caltagirone.
Proper noun
~ s
en city in the province of p/Catania r/Sicily c/Italy.
en habitational Italian.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Caltagirone is the 40976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Caltagirone is most common among White (95.49%) individuals.
Further reading
Italian
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Etymology
The first part is undoubtedly from it ar قَلْعَة fortress, castle, while the second one could either derive from ar غِيرَان, plural of ar غَار cave, cavern, or from ar خِنْزِير pig, swine, hog.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
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it town in the province p/Catania r/Sicily
Proper noun
mfbysense
it place names
Derived terms
it calatino caltagironese
Further reading
caltagirone
Anagrams
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