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  2. Giacomo Casanova - Wikipedia

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    Venice in the 1730s. Giacomo Girolamo Casanova was born in Venice in 1725 to actress Zanetta Farussi, wife of actor and dancer Gaetano Casanova.Giacomo was the first of six children, followed by Francesco Giuseppe (1727–1803), Giovanni Battista (1730–1795), Faustina Maddalena (1731–1736), Maria Maddalena Antonia Stella (1732–1800), and Gaetano Alvise (1734–1783).

  3. Casanova (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Casanova is a surname originating from the Romance languages, which translates literally as "new house" in Latin. Notable people with the surname include: Achille Casanova (1941-2016), Swiss journalist and politician; Alain Casanova (born 1961), French football player and manager; Briley Casanova (born 1994), American gymnast

  4. Casanova (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Casanova (1971 TV serial), a BBC television serial; Casanova '73, a BBC1 sitcom starring Leslie Phillips; Fellini's Casanova, a 1976 feature film by Federico Fellini; Casanova, an American biographical comedy TV-film directed by Simon Langton; Casanova (2005 TV serial), a 2005 BBC Television serial starring David Tennant and Peter O'Toole

  5. Online Etymology Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]

  6. Lists of English words by country or language of origin

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    List of English words of Indian origin; List of English words of Indonesian origin, including from Javanese, Malay (Sumatran) Sundanese, Papuan (West Papua), Balinese, Dayak and other local languages in Indonesia; List of English words of Irish origin. List of Irish words used in the English language; List of English words of Italian origin

  7. Onomastics - Wikipedia

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    Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use. An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians.

  8. Histoire de ma vie - Wikipedia

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    Casanova allegedly wrote the first chapters of the book in 1789, during a profound illness. In 1794, Casanova met Charles Joseph, Prince de Ligne. The two of them established a mutual friendship. The Prince expressed a desire to read Casanova's memoirs, and Casanova decided to polish the manuscript before sending it to the Prince.

  9. List of Latin words with English derivatives - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words.