Castiglione
See also: castiglione
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Castiglione.
Proper noun
Castiglione (plural Castigliones)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Castiglione is the 14067th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2139 individuals. Castiglione is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Castiglione”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 302.
Italian
Etymology
From castiglione (“fortress, fortified town”), from Latin castilium (“fortified city”) (from castellum (“castle, fort”), diminutive of castrum (“armed camp”)) + -one (augmentative suffix). Compare Italian Castelleone, Sicilian Castigghiuni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kas.tiʎˈʎo.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: Ca‧sti‧glió‧ne
Proper noun
Castiglione f
Proper noun
Castiglione m or f by sense
- a surname from Latin
- Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author
Derived terms
- Castiglione della Pescaia
- Castiglion Fiorentino