Castiglione

See also: castiglione

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Castiglione.

Proper noun

Castiglione (plural Castigliones)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Castiglione is the 14067^th 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): /ka.stiʎˈʎo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: Ca‧sti‧glió‧ne

Proper noun

Castiglione f

1. the name of many towns in Italy

Proper noun

Castiglione m or f by sense

1. a surname from Latin

   Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat and author

Derived terms

• Castiglione della Pescaia
• Castiglion Fiorentino

Anagrams

• consigliate