Saverio
Saverio is a given name of Italian origin. It is a cognate of Xavier and Javier, both of which originate from Xabier, the Basque name for the Spanish town Javier. Xabier is itself the romanization of etxe berri meaning "new house" or "new home". However, in her 1863 book History of Christian Names, Charlotte Mary Yonge claims that Xavier is a Moorish name, coming from the Arabic Ga'afar meaning "splendid", "bright".[1]
People
The name may refer to:
- Sav Rocca (Saverio Giovanni Rocca) (born 1973), Australian professional American football player in the USA
- Saverio Bettinelli (1718–1808), Italian writer
- Saverio Costanzo (born 1975), Italian film director
- Saverio Fava (1832–1913), first Italian ambassador to the USA
- Saverio Gandini (1729–1796), Italian painter of the late-Baroque and Neoclassic periods
- Saverio Guerra (born 1964), American actor
- Saverio Mammoliti (born 1942), Italian 'Ndrangheta boss from Oppido Mamertina and Castellace in Calabria
- Saverio Mercadante (1795–1870), Italian composer
- Joe Sevario (born 1944), American politician
References
- ↑ Yonge, Charlotte Mary (1863). History of Christian Names 2. London: Parker and Bourn. p. 200. ISBN 9780766183216. Retrieved 2012-05-19.
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