First names dictionary

CALOGERO

Calogerom
Italian: characteristically southernItalianand especiallySicilianname. St Calogerus the Anchorite (d.c.486) lived as a hermit near Grigenti in Sicily, and is the subject of a local cult. The name is composed of theGreekelementskalosfair, good +gērasold age; in the LateGreekperiod it was used as a title of respect for anchorites and monks.

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