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Cassarino
Cassarino is a Sicilian surname, either derived from the town of Cassaro or from , "box- or case-maker". Notable people with the surname include: * Mathias Gallo Cassarino (born 1992), Italian Muay Thai fighter * Primo Cassarino (born 1956), American mobster * Stacie Cassarino (born 1975), American poet, educator and editor See also * Cassar * Cassarà Cassarà is a Sicilian surname, either derived from the town of Cassaro or from , "box- or case-maker". Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Cassarà (born 1984), Italian fencer * Andrew Cassara (born 1995), Canadian singer-songwri ... References {{surname Italian occupational surnames Italian toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primo Cassarino
Primo Cassarino (born April 26, 1956) is a New York mobster who became an enforcer for Gambino crime family, and extorted money from actor Steven Seagal. Foulest mouth in Brooklyn Born in 1956 to first generation immigrants from Sicily, Italy, Cassarino was the son of a longshoreman. His cousin is Gambino soldier Mario Cassarino. As a young man, Primo Cassarino joined the Gambino family and eventually became a made man, or full member. Cassarino belonged to Gambino capo Anthony "Sonny" Ciccone's crew, soon becoming the leading "bagman" and extortionist on the Staten Island, New York waterfront. Cassarino's legitimate job was as a sanitation worker for the New York Department of Sanitation. In 1991, Cassarino was injured falling off a garbage truck. Over the next 15 years, he was involved in litigation with the City for a special disability pension. Cassarino's own lawyer once observed that his client had "the foulest mouth in Brooklyn." At one point, law enforcement recorded Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stacie Cassarino
Stacie Cassarino (born 1975) is an American poet, educator, editor, and mother. She is the author of two collections of poems, ''Each Luminous Thing'' and ''Zero at the Bone,'' and a monograph, ''Culinary Poetics and Edible Images in Twentieth-Century American Literature.'' Life Born in Hartford, Connecticut of Italian heritage, she is a dual citizen of the United States and Italy. She is a graduate of UCLA (2014), University of Washington-Seattle (2000), and Middlebury College (1997). She has lived in Venice, California; Brooklyn, New York; Seattle, Washington; and Portland, Oregon; as well as abroad in Italy, England, Costa Rica, and Brazil. She lives in Vermont with her three daughters. Career She has been on the faculty at Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Middlebury College, UCLA, Fairfield University, and Pratt Institute. She was formerly a Copy Editor at ELLE.com. She has also worked as a private chef, and cooked at Babbo in New York City and Cafe Lago in Seattl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Gallo Cassarino
Mathias Gallo Cassarino (born 19 December 1992) also known as Mathias 7MuayThaigym (), is an Italian Muay Thai fighter. He is a former WPMF World and WBC International 135 lbs Champion, a Max Muay Thai 62 kg Silver Tournament Champion and a Lumpinee Stadium title challenger. Biography Gallo Cassarino was born in Venaria Reale, Turin, Italy on 19 December 1992, and trains at 7 Muay Thai Gym in Rayong province, Thailand. He started fighting professional Muay Thai at 12 years old. Gallo Cassarino first won a fight at the age of 17, on 15 August 2005. He thereafter won the W.M.C. Muay Thai Against Drugs tournament in Bangkok, on 12 August 2010. He won a gold medal at the WMF Championship, and a bronze medal at I.F.M.A. World Muaythai Amateur Championships in Bangkok. At the age of 18, Gallo Cassarino fought in the Lumpinee Stadium of Bangkok, winning with a knockout. On 14 April 2014, Gallo Cassarino went to a draw with Thai champion Rungravee Sasiprapa. Gallo Cassarino was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassar
Cassar () is a Maltese Language, Maltese surname, common both in Malta and the wider Maltese People, Maltese diaspora. It is considered part of the 14 most numerous surnames in Malta. Origin According to Maltese linguist Mario Cassar, the surname is of Arabic origin, and derives from the History of Malta#Arab period, Muslim period of Malta. It is proposed that the meaning comes from (, ). The Sicilian language, Sicilian word , which is descendant of and has a similar meaning, is a latinisation which closely resembles "Cassar". An alternative Arabic origin is from (). The Arabic voiceless pharyngeal fricative () evolved into a voiceless velar plosive () through spoken Sicilian Arabic in rural locations, resulting in the modern pronunciation. This "Sicilianisation" can also be seen in other Maltese surnames of Arabic origin, and likely occurred during the 14th and 15th centuries when Maltese Muslims were forced to latinise their surnames during the Norman invasion of Malta, Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassarà
Cassarà is a Sicilian surname, either derived from the town of Cassaro or from , "box- or case-maker". Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Cassarà (born 1984), Italian fencer * Andrew Cassara (born 1995), Canadian singer-songwriter * Frank Cassara (1928–2017), American football player * Joseph Cassara (born 1989), American writer * Lucia Cassarà (born 1999), Italian pianist and writer * Maxime Cassara (born 1991), French footballer * Michael Cassara (born 1981), American casting director, educator and genealogist * Mo Cassara (born 1973), American basketball coach * Ninni Cassarà (1947–1985), Italian policeman and mafia victim See also * '' Campiglossa cassara'', a species of fruit flies * Cassar Cassar () is a Maltese Language, Maltese surname, common both in Malta and the wider Maltese People, Maltese diaspora. It is considered part of the 14 most numerous surnames in Malta. Origin According to Maltese linguist Mario Cassar, the surnam ... * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4.7 million inhabitants, including 1.2 million in and around the capital city of Palermo, it is both the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sicily is named after the Sicels, who inhabited the eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in #Art and architecture, arts, Music of Sicily, music, #Literature, literature, Sicilian cuisine, cuisine, and Sicilian Baroque, architecture. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active in the world, currently high. The island has a typical Mediterranean climate. It is separated from Calabria by the Strait of Messina. It is one of the five Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassaro, Sicily
Cassaro (; , locally ) is a town and (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, in the Italiani region of Sicily. The name of Cassaro probably derives from the Latin word , meaning 'castle', 'fort' or 'military camp', 'castle', via Arabic ''qaṣr'' (). Cassaro is from Ragusa and west of the city of Siracusa. Cassaro has 859 inhabitants. History According to Barberi's ''Capibrevi'', in the Middle Ages the town belonged to the Spadafora family. Margherita Moleti Spadafora married Baron Pietro Siracusa, who belonged to one of the oldest families in the town of Noto and was also Baron of Monastero and Xiridia. The Siracusa dynasty (formerly known as ''Zaragoza'') is of Spanish origin, documented in Sicily since 1283. Members of this Family has been also the lords of Collesano, counts of Villalta and dukes of Casteldimirto. Records are in the State Archive of Palermo (''Fondo Protonotaro''). Beatrice Siracusa, the only daughter of the above-mentioned Pietro and Margherita Sira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Occupational Surnames
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |