Corleone

Italian

Etymology

From Sicilian Cunigghiuni or Curliuni, from Aragonese Coriglione or Conillon, from Norman Coraigliòn, from Latin Curilionum, from Arabic قُرْلِيُون‎ (qurliyūn), from Ancient Greek Κουρουλλουνέ (Kouroullouné). Alternatively from Latin *Corleōne, from cor (“heart”) + leōnis (“of the lion”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kor.leˈo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: Cor‧le‧ó‧ne

Proper noun

Corleone f

  1. A small town in Sicily, home of an infamous Mafia family

Derived terms
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