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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] |
Lucia Cassarà
Lucia Cassarà (born 9 February 1999 in Palermo) is an Italian pianist and writer. Biography Lucia Cassarà was born in Palermo but lives between Alcamo and Bologna. With her passion for Classical music, Classical Music, cultivated since her childhood, she started playing the piano when six, and only two year later she won her first prize at the Concorso Nazionale per giovani musicisti "Città di Palermo" organized by the Collegium Ars Musica. After getting the secondary school diploma, when only 20 years old, she obtained, on 26 November 2019, summa cum laude, the first level laurea of Pianoforte at the Conservatorio Musicale Antonio Scontrino of Trapani, discussing her thesis entitled: ''Il Pianoforte nel Cinema: la musica classica nelle pellicole cinematografiche''. In the same place she attends, during the academic year, different masterclasses and courses of specialization. She also specialized in the solo-chamber at the Palermo Conservatory, Conservatorio Alessandro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninni Cassarà
Antonino "Ninni" Cassarà (; May 7, 1947 – August 6, 1985) was an Italian policeman killed by Cosa Nostra. Life Born in Palermo on May 7, 1947, he was Commissioner in Reggio Calabria and then in Trapani, where he learned about Giovanni Falcone. He was then promoted and sent to Palermo where he served as deputy chief of the Judicial police. In 1982 he worked on the streets of Palermo together with the agent Calogero Zucchetto, in the context of Cosa Nostra's inquiries. On one of these occasions Cassarà and Zucchetto recognized the two top killers Pino Greco and Mario Prestifilippo, but they could not arrest them because they fled. Among the numerous operations he took part in, many of which together with Commissioner Giuseppe Montana, there is the famous Pizza Connection operation in collaboration with U.S. police forces. Cassarà was a close associate of Giovanni Falcone and the so-called Antimafia pool of the Republic Prosecutor's Office of Palermo, and his invest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Cassarà
Andrea Cassarà (born 3 January 1984) is an Italian left-handed foil fencer, two-time individual European champion, 2011 individual world champion, and three-time Olympics medalist. In February 2025, he was convicted of intended illicit interference in public life, and sentenced to one year and four months in prison. Fencing career Cassarà won a bronze medal in the individual men's foil event and a gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and a gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2012 London Olympic Games. He competed in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games (as a replacement for suspended world #1 foil fencer Andrea Baldini), the 2012 London Olympic Games, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Cassarà's medal record at world fencing championships include: * Bronze medal in the individual men's foil event and gold medal in the team men's foil event at the 2003 World Fencing Championships in Hav ... [...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] |
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] |
Cassaro (other)
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Cassaro may refer to: People with the surname * Gianfranco Cassaro (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player * Gianni Cassaro (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Marcelo Cassaro (born 1970), Brazilian writer and game designer Places * Cassaro, Sicily, a municipality in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy * Cassaro, Palermo, a street in Palermo, Sicily, Italy ** San Matteo al Cassaro, a church in Palermo 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 ... [...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] |
Andrew Cassara
Andrew Cassara is a singer-songwriter from Ottawa, Ontario. Influences Cassara expressed that his influences for the direction of his sound are Maroon 5, Justin Timberlake, Backstreet Boys, Charlie Puth Charles Otto Puth Jr. (; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his cover (music), song covers uploaded to YouTube. Puth signed with the record labe .... Career In 2018, Cassara headlined the Youth X Canada Tour, performing for and engaging with audiences at youth centres across Ontario in an effort to encourage young people to share their own stories and mental health struggles. He’s also performed in the US, South Korea, Singapore, Japan and Sweden at showcases, festivals, clubs, and conferences, and shared the stage with prominent Canadian and International artists Shawn Mendes, Chromeo, Tyler Shaw, Lauv and others. Discography Studio album Extended play Singles *2013: "Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Cassara
Frank Cassara (March 22, 1928 – January 11, 2017) was an American football fullback who played for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Saint Mary's College of California, having previously attended San Fernando High School in Pacoima, Los Angeles Pacoima (Tataviam language: ''Pakoinga'', meaning "entrance") is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley region of LA. Geography Location Pacoima is bordered by the Los Angele .... He was a member of the Athletic Hall of Fame at Saint Mary's. References 1928 births 2017 deaths American football fullbacks Saint Mary's Gaels football players San Francisco 49ers players Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California Sportspeople from San Fernando, California 20th-century American sportsmen {{runningback-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Cassara
Joseph Cassara (born 1989) is an American writer, whose debut novel ''The House of Impossible Beauties'' was published in 2018. The novel, an exploration of drag culture in New York City in the 1980s during the HIV/AIDS crisis, was inspired in part by Angie Xtravaganza and the film '' Paris Is Burning''. Originally from New Jersey, he was educated at Columbia University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The novel won Publishing Triangle's Edmund White Award for LGBT debut fiction in 2019, and was shortlisted for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction at the 31st Lambda Literary Awards."Vivek Shraya, Joshua Whitehead among Canadian finalists for Lambda Literary Awards" '' |
Maxime Cassara
Maxime Cassara (born 21 August 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career Cassara trained as a youth with the training centres of Lyon and Saint-Étienne, then playing a season in the French fifth tier with Vénissieux before moving to Belgium for a season with RWS Bruxelles. Returning to France without a club, he eventually signed for Lyon-Duchère. He was first choice in the team which won promotion from to the Championnat National in 2016–17, and a good season in the higher level earned him a move to Ligue 2 side Gazélec Ajaccio in the summer of 2017. Cassara made his debut at the professional level for Gazélec Ajaccion in a Coupe de la Ligue tie against US Créteil-Lusitanos on 8 August 2017. In May 2020, Cassara signed for Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse (; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
