Pronunciation | Italian: [kaˈlɔːdʒero] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Italian |
Name day | June 18 |
Origin | |
Word/name | Greek |
Other names | |
See also | Calogera, Calogerus |
Calogero (from the Greek: καλόγερος, romanized: kalógeros, a familiar term for a monk) is common given name and family name, and a place name of Greek origin. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Derived from the Greek: καλόγερος, translit. kalogeros, composed of Greek: καλός, translit. kalos (Ancient Greek "fair"; Modern Greek "good") and Greek: γέρων, translit. geron ("old man", "old") and literally means "nice old man", "one who has nice old age""; [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] the first element is reminiscent of such names as Calliope and Callimachus, while the second is reminiscent of the name Gerontius. A second interpretation, not generally accepted, is that the second element is the Greek keros (grain), according to which the name would mean "good grain". [7][ dubious – discuss]
Historically, in the ambit of Greek Orthodoxy, the term caloyer is used as a name for a monk or a hermit, in a manner that translates as "brother" or "monk", [1] [3] [5] [6] a significance that is retained in Modern Greek.
The name is traditionally found in and is characteristic of Sicily, bestowed by the cultus of Saint Calogerus the Anchorite, a monk and hermit near Sciacca; [3] [5] [7] in the province of Agrigento, Calogero is the third-most widespread masculine name, [8] but it is well-attested in all the rest of the island.
The feast day is celebrated on June 18 in honour of Saint Calogerus, exorcist and hermit in Sicily. [7] [9] [10] Other feast dates recorded for the name are:
Pronunciation | Italian: [kaˈlɔːdʒero] |
---|---|
Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Italian |
Name day | June 18 |
Origin | |
Word/name | Greek |
Other names | |
See also | Calogera, Calogerus |
Calogero (from the Greek: καλόγερος, romanized: kalógeros, a familiar term for a monk) is common given name and family name, and a place name of Greek origin. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Derived from the Greek: καλόγερος, translit. kalogeros, composed of Greek: καλός, translit. kalos (Ancient Greek "fair"; Modern Greek "good") and Greek: γέρων, translit. geron ("old man", "old") and literally means "nice old man", "one who has nice old age""; [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] the first element is reminiscent of such names as Calliope and Callimachus, while the second is reminiscent of the name Gerontius. A second interpretation, not generally accepted, is that the second element is the Greek keros (grain), according to which the name would mean "good grain". [7][ dubious – discuss]
Historically, in the ambit of Greek Orthodoxy, the term caloyer is used as a name for a monk or a hermit, in a manner that translates as "brother" or "monk", [1] [3] [5] [6] a significance that is retained in Modern Greek.
The name is traditionally found in and is characteristic of Sicily, bestowed by the cultus of Saint Calogerus the Anchorite, a monk and hermit near Sciacca; [3] [5] [7] in the province of Agrigento, Calogero is the third-most widespread masculine name, [8] but it is well-attested in all the rest of the island.
The feast day is celebrated on June 18 in honour of Saint Calogerus, exorcist and hermit in Sicily. [7] [9] [10] Other feast dates recorded for the name are: