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Famous for having added an area three times the size of France to the French empire in Africa. Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512), explorer. Was the first European to arrive at the Amazon River in South America. The name for the Americas is derived from his given name. Romolo Gessi (1831–1881), explorer and soldier.
Pages in category "Names of places in Italy" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Brescia: la leonessa d'Italia (the lioness of Italy) Campoli Appennino: la città dell'Orso e del Tartufo (the city of Bear and Truffle) [7] Catania: La figlia nera dell'Etna (the black daughter of Mount Etna) / la Milano del Sud (the Milano of South) Catanzaro: la città dei tre colli (the city of 3 hills)
Here are 50 of our favorite Italian boy names that are perfect for your little bambino. 8 Life Lessons We Learned from Italians 1. Silvio Kseniya Starkova/Getty ImagesThe name may mean “silver ...
Alberto Sordi (1920–2003), was an actor who depicted Italy's virtues and vices in more than 160 movies and contributed to making Italian comedy famous worldwide. Carlo Lizzani (April 1922 – 2013), was a director and writer, known for The Hunchback of Rome, Bandits in Milan, and Celluloide.
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.”
Giorgione (c. 1477 – 1510) is the familiar name of Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco, one of the seminal artists of the High Renaissance in Venice. Carlo Goldoni (25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793), Along with Luigi Pirandello, Goldoni is probably the most famous name in Italian theatre, in his country and abroad.
Latin place names are not always exclusive to one place – for example, there were several Roman cities whose names began with Colonia and then a more descriptive term. During the Middle Ages, these were often shortened to just Colonia. One of these, Colonia Agrippinensis, retains the name today in the form of Cologne.