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25. Aldo. While this means “old and wise,” it makes a great name for any boy. 26. Carlo. Keep your Italian heritage alive with this name that translates to “free man.”
Arno is both a surname and a Germanic given name (Germanic root "arn-" from "aran", meaning "eagle"). Notable people with the name include: Notable people with the name include: People with the given name
The Italian nome is not analogous to the ancient Roman nomen; the Italian nome is the given name (distinct between siblings), while the Roman nomen is the gentile name (inherited, thus shared by all in a gens). Female naming traditions, and name-changing rules after adoption for both sexes, likewise differ between Roman antiquity and modern ...
Arnold is a masculine German, Dutch and English given name.It is composed of the Germanic elements arn "eagle" and wald "power, brightness". The name was first recorded in Francia from about the 7th century, at first often conflated with the name Arnulf, as in the name of bishop Arnulf of Metz, also recorded as Arnoald.
In Italian folklore, the Befana is an old woman who delivers gifts to children throughout Italy on Epiphany Eve (the night of January 5) in a similar way to Santa Claus or the Three Magi Kings. [182] A popular belief is that her name derives from the Feast of Epiphany (Italian: Festa dell'Epifania).
Just as men's praenomina, women's names were regularly abbreviated instead of being written in full. [4] [10] (A list of women's praenomina can be found at praenomen.) For a variety of reasons, women's praenomina became neglected over the course of Roman history, and by the end of the Republic, most women did not have or did not use praenomina.
The flow rate of the Arno is irregular. It is sometimes described as having a torrentlike behaviour, because it can easily go from almost dry to near flood in a few days. At the point where the Arno leaves the Apennines, flow measurements can vary between 0.56 and 4,100 cubic metres per second (20 and 144,790 cu ft/s).
Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...