scacchi

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Scacchi ({{IPA|it|ˈskakki|pron}}) is an Italian surname from {{lang|it|scalco}} ("servant, shalk"), a word derived from Old High German {{lang|goh|skalk}} or Gothic {{lang|got|𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃}} ({{transliteration|got|skalks}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.cognomix.it/origine-cognome/scacchi.php|title=Scacchi - Origine del Cognome|work=Cognomix.it|lang=it|access-date=11 May 2025}} Notable people with the surname include:

• Arcangelo Scacchi (1810–1893), Italian mineralogist
• Greta Scacchi (born 1960), Italian-British-Australian actress
• Marcia Scacchi (born 1982), Argentine volleyball player
• Marco Scacchi ({{c.|1600}}–1662), Italian composer and music theorist