Schiavone (; feminine ''Schiavona'', plural ''Schiavoni'') is an Italian ethnonym literally meaning "

Slavs The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout the northern parts of Eurasia; they predominantly inhabit Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and ...

" in Old Venetian: originally, this term indicated origins in the lands of

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and

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(in present-day

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and

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), when under the rule of the

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. Today it is an

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History

The importance of Schiavoni's role in the Venetian Republic is best shown by the name of one of the main streets in Venice, Riva degli Schiavoni, just in front of the Doge Palace and San Marco Square. A number of artists who worked in Italy who were of Slavic descent were nicknamed ''Schiavone'' by their origin: some famous examples, among others, are painters Giulio Clovio and Federico Bencovich. Schiavone was also a designation of the Oltremarini, a military unit of the same descent in the

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. The basket-hilted sword schiavona was also named after the Schiavone.

Surname

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

, the surname Schiavone mostly occurs in the southernmost regions of the mainland, namely

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and

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, but it is also common in

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, and Syracuse. Thanks to emigration, branches of the Schiavone family can also be found in

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, the

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the

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, and

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Toponymy

* Ginestra degli Schiavoni, a village in Campania, Italy * Riva degli Schiavoni, a promenade in Venice, Italy * San Giacomo degli Schiavoni, a village in Molise, Italy * Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, a historical building in Venice, Italy * Villa Schiavoni near Nepezzano, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy

People

* Alessandra De Rossi (born 1984), Philippine actress, real name ''Alessandra Schiavone'' * Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldolla/Medulić, c. 1510/15–1563), Venetian artist * Andrea Schiavone (footballer) (born 1993), Italian footballer * Assunta De Rossi (born 1983), Philippine actress, real name ''Assunta Schiavone'' * Francesca Schiavone (born 1980), Italian tennis player * Francesco Schiavone (born 1953), member of the Camorra crime syndicate * Giorgio Schiavone (Juraj Ćulinović, 1433–1504) Dalmatian painter, active in

Padua Padua ( ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Veneto, northern Italy, and the capital of the province of Padua. The city lies on the banks of the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice and southeast of Vicenza, and has a population of 20 ...

, Italy * Humberto Schiavoni (born 1958), Argentine politician * Joe Schiavoni (born 1979), American politician * Laura Schiavone (born 1986), Italian rower * Michael Schiavone Italian-American Casting Director in

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* Patricio Schiavone (born 1985), Argentine actor * Patrick Schiavone, American Ford F-150 designer * Tony Schiavone (born 1957), American professional wrestling announcer * The Laurie Sisters, née Schiavone, American pop singers and sisters: **Phyllis "Cathy" Schiavone (1927–2020) **Caroline "Carole" Schiavone (1928–1994) **Greta "Rita" Schiavone (1930–2020)

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{{surname, Schiavone Ethnonyms History of Dalmatia Italian-language surnames Venetian Slavs

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