Carrara

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian Carrara.

Proper noun

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Carrara (plural Carraras)

  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. A town in Massa e Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, famous for its marble quarries

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrara is the 18550th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1487 individuals. Carrara is most common among White (82.72%) individuals.

Further reading

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From the Roman name, derived from Latin Carrariae (quarries), from a Celtic word (likely Ligurian) *kar (stone).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /karˈra.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Hyphenation: Car‧rà‧ra

Proper noun

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Carrara f

  1. A town in Massa e Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, famous for its marble quarries

Proper noun

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Carrara m or f by sense

  1. a surname