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name that is derived from the word ''guardia'' or ''guardiano'' meaning ‘to guard’ or ‘to protect’. The name refers to several notable people:

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Guarin Guarin ( French: ''Guérin'', Italian: ''Guarino'', Norman: ''Warin'') (died 21 January 1137) was the chaplain (''magister capellanus'') and chancellor of Roger II of Sicily from about 1130 to his death, during the first decade of the Norman king ...

(c. 1100–1137), Siculo-Norman (later Italy) general and chancellor *

Guarino da Verona Guarino Veronese or Guarino da Verona (1374 – 14 December 1460) was an Italian classical scholar, humanist, and translator of ancient Greek texts during the Renaissance. In the republics of Florence and Venice he studied under Manuel Chryso ...

(1370–1460), Renaissance humanist * Guarino Foscari or Guarinus of Palestrina (c. 1080 - 6 February 1158), Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina from December 1144 *

Guarino Guarini Camillo Guarino Guarini (17 January 16246 March 1683) was an Italian architect of the Piedmontese Baroque architecture, Baroque, active in Turin as well as Sicily, Kingdom of France, France and Kingdom of Portugal, Portugal. He was a Theatines, ...

(1624–1683), Italian artist * Guarino Moretti, a.k.a.

Willie Moretti Guarino "Willie" Moretti (February 24, 1894 – October 4, 1951), also known as Willie Moore, was an Italian-American mobster who served as underboss of the Genovese crime family and top member of New Jersey faction under the administration of ...

(1894–1951), Italian-American mafioso

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Battista Guarino Battista Guarino (; 1434–1503(?)) was the youngest son of Guarino da Verona. He was one of the most significant humanists of his time in northern Italy. Guarino was also an active teacher. He is the presumed author of the ballad Alda. Literatu ...

(1434–1513), Renaissance humanist * Claudio Guarino (1966-2004), Italian-born multimedia visual artis *

Francesco Guarino Francesco Guarino or Guarini (1611 – 1651 or 1654) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in the mountainous area east of Naples called Irpinia, and in other areas of the Kingdom of Naples, chiefly Campania, Apulia, and Moli ...

(1611–1651 or 1654), Italian painter of the Baroque period * Giuseppe Guarino (cardinal) (1827-1897), Italian Roman Catholic Archbishop of Messina and cardinal *

Giuseppe Guarino (film director) Giuseppe Guarino (1885–1963) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed his first film '' La serata di gala di Titina'' in 1917 during the silent era. During the late 1920s he worked in the British film industry, but ...

(1885-1963), Italian film director, producer and screenwriter *

Giuseppe Guarino (politician) Giuseppe Guarino (15 November 1922 – 17 April 2020) was an Italian law scholar and politician from the Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy (DC). He served as the minister of finance briefly in 1987 and minister of industry and mini ...

(1922–2020), Italian legal scholar and politician *

Javier Guarino Luis Javier María Guarino Moscatelli (born 16 April 1986) is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for several clubs across South America and Europe, including stints in Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuel ...

(born 1986), Uruguayan footballer *

Laetitia Guarino The Miss Switzerland or Miss Universe Switzerland (; ; ) is a national Beauty pageant in Switzerland. The pageant was founded in 1951, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History Began in 1951 the Miss Switzerland resulted Jacq ...

, Miss Switzerland 2014 * Lawrence Nicholas "Larry" Guarino (1922–2014), a U.S. Air Force officer, and veteran of three wars *

Martin Guarino Martin Guarino (born 24 October 1990) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Career Guarino was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 14 April 1990. He progressed through Boca Juniors' youth academy, before signi ...

(born 1990), Argentine professional footballer *

Nicola Guarino Nicola Guarino (born 1954, in Messina) is an Italian computer scientist and researcher in the area of Formal Ontology for Information Systems, and the head of the Laboratory for Applied Ontology (LOA), part of the Italian National Research Council ...

(born 1954), group leader of the Laboratory for Applied Ontology and co-creator of the OntoClean methodology *

Philip Guarino Philip A. Guarino (died November 10, 1993) was an American former Roman Catholic priest and restaurateur who was active in Republican Party politics for many years. A resident of Italy during the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini, he was later a lon ...

(1907–1993), former priest and alleged Freemason associated with Licio Gelli and George H. W. Bush *

Rita Guarino Maria Rita Guarino (; born 31 January 1971) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Italian club Inter Women. As a player, she represented the Italy national team as a striker. Playi ...

(born 1971), Italian football manager *

Robin Guarino Robin Guarino (born April 3, 1960) is an opera and film director. She has directed operas such as ''The Marriage of Figaro'', ''Don Giovanni'', ''Lohengrin'', ''Così fan tutte'', and ''The Magic Flute'' at the Metropolitan Opera. She has directed ...

(born 1960), female opera and film director *

Stephen Guarino Stephen Guarino (born November 14, 1975) is an American actor and comedian, known as Sully Patterson on the Jim Carrey-produced Showtime series '' I'm Dying Up Here'' (2017–2018) and for his recurring role as Derrick in the ABC comedy series ...

(born 1975), American actor and comedian

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