Example sentences for: ciccarelli

How can you use “ciccarelli” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But, to the inherent music of their language (would Rigoletto sound the same if we knew Giuseppe Verdi as Joseph Green?), the Italians added something more--a game of phonetic theme and variation seemingly unmatched in other countries, a game whose wild rules allow Francesco to become Frances-chielli or Francescuzzi, Cesco or Schetti, Cicco or Zotti, Cicconetti or Ciccarelli .

  • Or they tacked on the first name of his father or grandfather, who himself, reflecting Italy's tangled history, tended to be called by some version of a Latin, ancient Germanic, saint's, or Old Testament name: Giovanni Fabrizio derived his surname from Fabricius, Giovanni Alighieri from Aldiger, Giovanni Ciccarelli from Francis , and Giovanni Giacobazzi from Jacob .


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