Calogero (from the el, καλόγερος, kalógeros, a familiar term for a

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

) is common given name and family name, and a place name of Italian origin.

Variants

*(Masculine): Calocero **(Hypocoristic): Calò, Gero, Gerino *Feminine: Calogera, Calocera

Variants in other languages

* ca, Calógero, , * grc, Καλόγερος (''Kalogeros'') * la, Calogerus, * pl, Kaloger *russian: Калогер (''Kaloger'') * scn, Calòjiru, * es, Calógero, Calógerio,

Origin and diffusion

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 In Greek mythology, Calliope ( ; grc, Καλλιόπη, Kalliópē, beautiful-voiced) is the Muse who presides over eloquence and epic poetry; so called from the ecstatic harmony of her voice. Hesiod and Ovid called her the "Chief of all Muses" ...

and

Callimachus Callimachus (; ) was an ancient Greek poet, scholar and librarian who was active in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC. A representative of Ancient Greek literature of the Hellenistic period, he wrote over 800 literary works in a wide variety ...

, while the second is reminiscent of the name

Gerontius Gerontius (; Latinized Greek for 'old man') can refer to: Music and literature * ''The Dream of Gerontius'', a 1900 choral work by Edward Elgar, a setting of a poem of the same name by John Henry Newman * ''The Dream of Gerontius'', the poem by ...

. 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 Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also call ...

, the term caloyer is used as a name for a

or a

hermit A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions. Description In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...

, in a manner that translates as "brother" or "monk", a significance that is retained in

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, , or , ''Kiní Neoellinikí Glóssa''), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the ...

. The name is traditionally found in and is characteristic of

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

, bestowed by the cultus of Saint

Calogerus the Anchorite Calogeros the Anchorite ( grc-gre, Καλόγερος ὁ Αναχωρητής, Kalogeros ho Anakhorētēs, Kalogeros o Anakhoritis, la, Calogerus or ''Calocerus'', scn, Calòjiru and ''Caloriu'', it, Calogero, also known as ''Calogerus the He ...

, a monk and hermit near

Sciacca Sciacca (; Greek language, Greek: ; Latin: Thermae Selinuntinae, Thermae Selinuntiae, Thermae, Aquae Labrodes and Aquae Labodes) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Agrigento on the southwestern coast of Sicily, southern Italy. It has vi ...

; in the

province of Agrigento The Province of Agrigento ( it, Provincia di Agrigento; scn, Pruvincia di Girgenti; officially ''Libero consorzio comunale di Agrigento'') is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, situated on its south-western coast. Follo ...

, 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 In some religions, an exorcist (from the Greek „ἐξορκιστής“) is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or performs the ridding of demons or other supernatural beings who are alleged to have possessed a person, ...

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 Saint Calocerus ( it, Caio, Calocero, Calogero) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. He was probably an officer in the Roman army under the Roman emperor Hadrian and was stationed in Brescia in Lombardy, Italy. His life and legend are associated w ...

, Roman soldier and

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

Albenga Albenga ( lij, Arbenga; la, Albingaunum) is a city and ''comune'' situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. Albenga has the nickname of ''city of a hundred spires''. The economy is ...

under

Hadrian Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania B ...

*19 May, Saint Calocerus the Eunuch, brother of

Saint Parthenius Saint Parthenius (died 3rd century) was an early Christian saint and martyr from Rome of Armenian origin. He is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox churches. His brother was Saint Calocerus. He is the patron of Galicia and included in ...

, martyred under

Decius Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius ( 201 ADJune 251 AD), sometimes translated as Trajan Decius or Decius, was the emperor of the Roman Empire from 249 to 251. A distinguished politician during the reign of Philip the Arab, Decius was procla ...

, commemorated together with Parthenius

People

Mononym

Calogero (singer) Calogero Joseph Salvatore Maurici (born 30 July 1971), better known as Calogero (; ), is a French singer. Early life Calogero was born in Échirolles, Isère, to Sicilian-born Italian parents from Sommatino, Caltanissetta, Sicily. Early yea ...

(born 1971 in

Échirolles Échirolles (; frp, Ècherôles) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Part of the Grenoble urban unit (agglomeration),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 ...

(1935–1969), Italian criminal and member of the Sicilian Mafia * Calogero "Jerry" Calà (born 1951), Italian comedian and filmmaker * Calogero "Charly" Chiarelli (born 1948), Italian-Canadian writer, storyteller, actor and musician * Calogero Minacore (1910–1993), also known as Carlos "The Little Man" Marcello, Italian-American mafioso who became the boss of the New Orléans crime family * Calogero "Chazz" Palminteri (born 1952), American actor, screenwriter and producer; descended from immigrants from Agrigento, Sicily * Calogero "Don Calò" Vizzini (1877–1954), historical Mafia boss of Villalba in the Italian

province of Caltanissetta The Province of Caltanissetta ( it, provincia di Caltanissetta; scn, pruvincia di Nissa or ; officially ''Libero consorzio comunale di Caltanissetta'') is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy. Following the suppression of the Sicilia ...

, Sicily

Surname

* Fiorenza Calogero (born 1978), Italian singer and actress *

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 ** Calogero conjecture, minority interpretation of quantum mechanics (attributed to Francesco Calogero) **

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 *

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 ''A Bronx Tale'' is a 1993 American coming-of-age crime film directed by and starring Robert De Niro in his directorial debut and produced by Jane Rosenthal, adapted from Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name. It tells the coming of ...

'' *Calogero "Clay" Appuzzo is a character in Showtime's drama "I'm Dying Up Here" and is portrayed by

Sebastian Stan Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian-American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise beginning with the film '' Captain America: The First Ave ...

*Calogera "Al" Culcher is a personality in numerous comedy stylings of

Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo Aldo, Giovanni & Giacomo are an Italian trio of comedians, actors, directors and screenwriters, composed of Aldo Baglio (; born 28 September 1958), Giovanni Storti (; born 20 February 1957) and Giacomo Poretti (; born 26 April 1956). Perfo ...

*Calogero Sedara is a character in the romance ''Il Gattopardo'' of

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, 11th Prince of Lampedusa, 12th Duke of Palma, GE (; 23 December 1896 – 23 July 1957) was an Italian writer and the last Prince of Lampedusa. He is most famous for his only novel, ''Il Gattopardo'' (first publishe ...

*Calogero Di Spelta is a character in the comedy ''La grande magia'' by

Eduardo De Filippo Eduardo De Filippo (; 24 May 1900 – 31 October 1984), also known simply as ''Eduardo'', was an Italian actor, director, screenwriter and playwright, best known for his Neapolitan works ''Filumena Marturano'' and '' Napoli Milionaria''. Consid ...

*Calogero (called Calò) is a character in ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, ...

'' and '' The Godfather: Part III'', portrayed by

Franco Citti Franco Citti (; 23 April 1935 – 14 January 2016) was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film ''Accattone'', which brought hi ...

References

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