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Julie Albright, title character of the book series in the American Girl collection; Julie the Flamingo, a female Greater Flamingo from Jim Henson's Animal Show; Julie Hinikawa, the main antagonist of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi; Julie Maurice, the French name for Penny Morris, a main character in the animated series Fireman Sam
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Italian names, with their fixed nome and cognome structure, differ from the ancient Roman naming conventions, which used a tripartite system of given name, gentile name, and hereditary or personal name (or names). The Italian nome is not analogous to the ancient Roman nomen; the Italian nome is the given name (distinct between siblings), while ...
The given name of Gia Carangi—considered by many to be the very first supermodel—has Italian origins as the short form of the name Gianna and a shared meaning of “God is gracious.” 46. Augusta
In Italian folklore and folk customs, the Befana (Italian:) is a witch-like 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. [1] The Befana is a widespread tradition among Italians and thus has many names.
Juliet is a feminine given name, an English form of the Italian Giulietta, which is a diminutive form of Italian Giulia. It is also an English form of the French Juliette, which is a diminutive form of the French Julie. All forms of the name are ultimately derived from the Latin Julia, a name which originated with the Julia gens of Ancient Rome.
Panettone Living nativity scene in Milazzo Christmas market in Merano Zampognari in Molise during the Christmas period. Christmas in Italy (Italian: Natale) is one of the country's major holidays and begins on 8 December, with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day on which traditionally the Christmas tree is mounted and ends on 6 January, of the following year with the Epiphany ...
The Italian folk revival was accelerating by 1966, when the Istituto Ernesto de Martino was founded by Gianni Bosio in Milan to document Italian oral culture and traditional music. Today, Italy's folk music is often divided into several spheres of geographic influence, a classification system proposed by Alan Lomax in 1956 and often repeated since.