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Calogero

{{Short description|Italian given, family and place name}}

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{{Infobox given name2

| name = Calogero

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| pronunciation = {{IPA|it|kaˈlɔːdʒero|lang}}

| gender = Male

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| language = Italian

| origin = Greek

| seealso = Calogera, Calogerus

| name day = June 18

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{{wiktionary|Calogero}}

Calogero (from the {{langx|el|καλόγερος|kalógeros}}, a familiar term for a monk) is common given name and family name, and a place name of Greek origin.{{harvnb|La Stella T.|2009|p=76}}{{cite web|url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/calogero|title=Calogero|website=Behind the Name|access-date=March 29, 2016}}{{harvnb|Galgani|2005|p=190}}{{harvnb|Accademia della Crusca|1830|p=612}}{{harvnb|De Felice|1978|p=96}}

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Variants

  • (Masculine): Calocero
  • (Hypocoristic): Calò, Gero, Gerino
  • Feminine: Calogera, Calocera

=Variants in other languages=

  • {{langx|ca|Calógero}},{{harvnb|Albaigès i Olivart|1993|pp=66, 67}} {{lang|ca|Calogerio}}, {{lang|ca|Calocer}}
  • {{langx|en|Charles}}
  • {{langx|grc|Καλόγερος}} (Kalogeros)
  • {{langx|la|Calogerus}}, {{lang|la|Calocerus}}
  • {{langx|pl|Kaloger}}
  • {{langx|ru|Калогер}} (Kaloger)
  • {{langx|scn|Calòjiru}}, {{lang|scn|Calòriju}}
  • {{langx|es|Calógero}}, Calógerio, {{lang|es|Calocero}}

Origin and diffusion

Derived from the {{langx|grc|καλόγερος|kalogeros}}, composed of {{langx|grc|καλός|kalos}} (Ancient Greek "fair"; Modern Greek "good") and {{langx|grc|γέρων|geron}} ("old man", "old") and literally means "nice old man", "one who has nice old age"";{{harvnb|Burgio|1992|pp= 97, 98}} the first element is reminiscent of such names as Calliope and Callimachus, while the second is reminiscent of the name Gerontius. A second interpretation, not generally accepted, is that the second element is the Greek {{Transliteration|grc|keros}} (grain), according to which the name would mean "good grain".{{Dubious|Talk section name|Keros|date=March 2021}}

Historically, in the ambit of Greek Orthodoxy, the term caloyer is used as a name for a monk or a hermit, in a manner that translates as "brother" or "monk", a significance that is retained in Modern Greek.

The name is traditionally found in and is characteristic of Sicily, bestowed by the cultus of Saint Calogerus the Anchorite, a monk and hermit near Sciacca; in the province of Agrigento, Calogero is the third-most widespread masculine name,{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2005/05/10/la-carica-dei-calogero.html|title=La carica dei Calogero|language=it|website=la Repubblica.it|date=May 10, 2005|access-date=March 29, 2016}} but it is well-attested in all the rest of the island.

Feast days

The feast day is celebrated on June 18 in honour of Saint Calogerus, exorcist and hermit in Sicily.{{cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/santi_search.php?query=Calogero|title=Santi di nome Calogero|website=Santi, beati e testimoni|access-date=March 29, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://catholicsaints.info/name-calogerus/|title=Name – Calogerus|website=Catholic Saints|access-date=March 29, 2016}} Other feast dates recorded for the name are:

People

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= Fictional =

  • Calogero "C" Anello, the son / main character in A Bronx Tale{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106489/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_37|title=A Bronx Tale (1993)|language=en|website=IMDB.com|access-date=November 28, 2018}}
  • Calogero "Clay" Appuzzo is a character in Showtime's drama "I'm Dying Up Here" and is portrayed by Sebastian Stan
  • Calogera "Al" Culcher is a personality in numerous comedy stylings of Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo
  • Calogero Sedara is a character in the romance Il Gattopardo of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
  • Calogero Di Spelta is a character in the comedy La grande magia by Eduardo De Filippo
  • Calogero (called Calò) is a character in The Godfather and The Godfather: Part III, portrayed by Franco Citti

References

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=Bibliography=

  • {{cite book|author=Accademia della Crusca|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLc9AAAAYAAJ&q=Calogero|title=Dizionario della lingua italiana - Volume VII|publisher=Tipografia della Minerva|location=Padova|year=1830}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Albaigès i Olivart|first1=Josep M.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A_KHaYiixzwC&q=cal%C3%B3gero|year=1993|title=Diccionario de nombres de pers|isbn=9788447502646 }}
  • {{cite book|last1=Burgio|first1=Alfonso|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jt3c6vZk03UC&q=calogero|title=Dizionario dei nomi propri di persona|publisher=Hermes Edizioni|isbn=88-7938-013-3|location=Roma|year=1992}}
  • {{cite book|last1=De Felice|first1=Emidio|author-link=Emidio De Felice|title=Nomi d'Italia|publisher=Arnoldo Mondadori Editore|volume=1|location=Milano|year=1978}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Galgani|first1=Fabio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IDr4AgAAQBAJ&q=calogero|title=Onomastica Maremmana|publisher=Centro Studi Storici "A. Gabrielli"|year=2005}}
  • {{cite book|last1=La Stella T.|first1=Enzo|title=Santi e fanti - Dizionario dei nomi di persona|publisher=Zanichelli|isbn=978-88-08-06345-8|location=Bologna|year=2009}}

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