Derived from the grc-gre, καλόγερος, kalogeros, composed of grc-gre, καλός, kalos (Ancient Greek "fair"; Modern Greek "good") and grc-gre, γέρων, geron ("old man", "old") and literally means "nice old man", "one who has nice old age""; the first element is reminiscent of such names as Calliope and Callimachus, while the second is reminiscent of the name Gerontius. A second interpretation, not generally accepted, is that the second element is the Greek (grain), according to which the name would mean "good grain".
Historically, in the ambit of Greek Orthodoxy, the term
caloyer The Caloyers ( grc-gre, καλόγερος, ''kalos ghérôn'', "good old men"),καλόγερος" Wiktionary. also spelled Calogers or Calogeri, were Greek monks who followed the rule of Saint Basil. Both male and female, they inhabited Mount ...
is used as a name for a monk or a hermit, in a manner that translates as "brother" or "monk", a significance that is retained in Modern Greek.
The name is traditionally found in and is characteristic of Sicily, bestowed by the cultus of Saint Calogerus the Anchorite, a monk and hermit near Sciacca; in the province of Agrigento, Calogero is the third-most widespread masculine name, but it is well-attested in all the rest of the island.
Feast days
The feast day is celebrated on June 18 in honour of Saint Calogerus, exorcist and hermit in Sicily. Other feast dates recorded for the name are:
*February 11, Saint Calogerus,
Bishop of Ravenna
This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna and, from 1985, of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia.Calocerus, Roman soldier and martyr at Albenga under
Hadrian
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*19 May, Saint Calocerus the Eunuch, brother of Saint Parthenius, martyred under Decius, commemorated together with Parthenius
People
Mononym
* Calogero (singer) (born 1971 in Échirolles as ''Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici''), French singer-songwriter
Given name
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Calogero Bagarella
Calogero Bagarella (; January 14, 1935 – December 10, 1969) was an Italian criminal and member of the Sicilian Mafia. He was from the town of Corleone and belonged to the Mafia clan of Corleonesi.
Biography
Calogero Bagarella was born in Corleo ...
Fiorenza Calogero
Fiorenza Calogero (born 7 July 1978 in Castellammare di Stabia) is an Italian world music singer and actress from Naples, Italy.
Biography
She worked with Roberto De Simone, who engaged her in significant roles in such performances as ''La Gat ...
(born 1978), Italian singer and actress
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Francesco Calogero
Francesco Calogero (born 6 February 1935) is an Italian physicist, active in the community of scientists concerned with nuclear disarmament.
Biography
Born on 6 February 1935, he is the son of the philosopher Guido Calogero. After his father was ...
(born 1935), Italian physicist
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Calogero conjecture
The Calogero conjecture is a minority interpretation of quantum mechanics. It is a quantization explanation involving quantum mechanics, originally stipulated in 1997 and further republished in 2004 by Francesco Calogero that suggests the classi ...
, minority interpretation of quantum mechanics (attributed to Francesco Calogero)
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Calogero–Degasperis–Fokas equation In mathematics, the Calogero–Degasperis–Fokas equation is the nonlinear partial differential equation
In mathematics, a partial differential equation (PDE) is an equation which imposes relations between the various partial derivatives of a M ...
, the nonlinear partial differential equation (jointly attributed to Francesco Calogero)
*, Italian philosopher, thinker, activist, and Partito d'Azione politician
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Pascal F. Calogero Jr.
Pascal Frank Calogero Jr. (November 9, 1931 – December 20, 2018), was the longest-serving
Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Background
A native of New Orleans, Louisiana, Calogero attended C.J. Colton Grammar School and gr ...
(1931–2018), American judge
Fictional
*Calogero "C" Anello, the son / main character in ''
A Bronx Tale
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