Calogero

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Calogero.

Proper noun

Calogero (plural Calogeros)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Calogero is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Calogero is most common among White (95.99%) individuals.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Koine Greek καλόγηρος (kalógēros) from καλός (kalós, good, beautiful) + γῆρας (gêras, old age).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlɔ.d͡ʒe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɔdʒero
  • Hyphenation: Ca‧lò‧ge‧ro

Proper noun

Calogero m

  1. a male given name from Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Calogero m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the given name

Further reading

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