Carducci
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Carducci.
Proper noun
Carducci (plural Carduccis)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carducci is the 35945th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Carducci is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carducci”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 288.
Italian
Etymology
By apheresis from Riccarduccio, a diminutive of Riccardo (“Richard”) obtained by adding -uccio, changed into plural as it is usual for many family names.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karˈdut.t͡ʃi/
- Rhymes: -uttʃi
- Hyphenation: Car‧dùc‧ci
Proper noun
Carducci m or f by sense
- a surname
- Giosuè Carducci (1835–1907), Italian poet
Derived terms
- carduccianesimo
- carducciano