Meaning and background
The story behind Casanova
Casanova has a straightforward house-name explanation in several surname traditions. Galician, Catalan, Portuguese, and Italian forms combine words for house and new, either describing a dwelling or pointing to one of the many places so named. The dictionary also records the surname in Corsica and southern France. Its documented linguistic history is therefore geographical and domestic, independent of any reputation attached to a famous individual bearer.
- Origin
- Surname from casa, “house,” and nova, “new,” or from places sharing that name. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Casanova appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kæsənoʊvɑ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kæsənoʊvɑ/ · primary stress on syllable 3K AE2 S AH0 N OW1 V AA0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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