Casanova

Eponym from Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Venetian writer and adventurer.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnoʊvə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊvə

Casanova (plural Casanovas)

1. A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
2. A promiscuous, philandering man.

   Synonyms: philanderer; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous man, Thesaurus:libertine

From Romance Casanova (Spanish Casanova, Italian Casanova, Catalan Casanova). From casa (house) + nova (new). Literally, “new house”.

Casanova (plural Casanovas)

1. A surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Newhouse.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Casanova is the 3851^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9201 individuals. Casanova is most common among Hispanic/Latino (73.66%) and White (21.55%) individuals.

From casa +‎ nova.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kə.zəˈnɔ.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kə.zəˈnɔ.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ka.zaˈnɔ.va]

Casanova m or f by sense

1. a surname

Casanova

1. a surname

From casa (“house”) + nova (“new”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌkasaˈnɔba/ [ˌkɑ.s̺aˈnɔ.β̞ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔba
• Hyphenation: Ca‧sa‧no‧va

Casanova

1. a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia
2. a toponymical surname

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• “Casanova” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “Casanova” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
• “Casanova” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.

From either Catalan or Galician, a surname common on both these linguistic areas.

• IPA^(key): /kasaˈnoba/ [ka.saˈno.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -oba
• Syllabification: Ca‧sa‧no‧va

Casanova m or f by sense

1. a surname from Catalan or Galician

• According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Casanova occurs in Spain as a first surname by 14,774 individuals, and as a second surname by 14,805 individuals. It is prevalent in Valencia, Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Alicante, Zaragoza, and Castellón.

Borrowed from Spanish.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kasaˈnova/ [kɐ.sɐˈno.vɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /kasaˈnoba/ [kɐ.sɐˈno.bɐ]
• Rhymes: -ova, (more native-sounding) -oba
• Syllabification: Ca‧sa‧no‧va

Casanova (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜈᜓᜊ)

1. a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Casanova is the 1,328^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,733 individuals.