Calogero

English

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Calogero

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Calogero”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 273.

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Calogero

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Etymology

From Koine Greek καλόγηρος (kalógēros), from καλός (kalós, “good, beautiful”) + γῆρας (gêras, “old age”). Compare Sicilian Calòjiru.

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

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025