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Rìgano is a Sicilian surname, which came from Sicilian word rìganu[1] (oregano). Riganò is a surname mostly from southern Calabria, Italy.[2] Another surname, Rigani, also derived from marjoram (oregano).[3]
Notables
[edit]Rìgano, Riganò or Rigano may refer to:
- Christian Riganò, Italian football manager and former professional footballer, born in Sicily, Italy
- Joseph Rigano, American character actor
- Cliff Rigano, a member of the music band Dry Kill Logic
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ De Felice, Emidio (March 1979) [first published in February 1978]. Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Book 3 of "I Dizionari" series (in Italian) (2 ed.). Cles: Oscar Studio Mondadori (Arnoldo Mondadori Editore). p. 210.
- ^ De Felice, Emidio (1980). I cognomi italiani (in Italian). Bologna: Società editrice il Mulino; Società per gli Elenchi ufficiali degli Abbonati al Telefono (SEAT). p. 313.
-anò: peculiare delle aree di lingua grica o di tradizione greca e neogreca (……-ανὁς)……appare in numerosi cognomi del Salento (…)……e soprattutto della Calabria meridionale (Andreanò e ……Riganò o …)
- ^ Fucilla, Joseph G. (1949). Our Italian Surnames (2003 re-printed ed.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. p. 83. ISBN 0-8063-1187-8. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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