Ragusa
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia. Probably from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (“grape”) (modern Albanian rrush)[1][2]
Proper noun edit
Ragusa (countable and uncountable, plural Ragusas)
- A province of Sicily, Italy.
- The capital of Ragusa, Italy.
- Former name of Dubrovnik (city in Croatia). [before 1918]
- (historical) The Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik.
- A habitational surname from Italian.
Translations edit
province of Sicily
capital of the Italian province
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ragusa is the 12296th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2528 individuals. Ragusa is most common among White (90.43%) individuals.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ragusa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ragusa f
- Ragusa (a town and province of Sicily, Italy)
- Dubrovnik, Ragusa (a city in Croatia)
- Synonyms: Ragusa di Dalmazia, (rare) Dubrovnik
Derived terms edit
References edit
- ^ Ragusa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Ra‧gu‧sa
Proper noun edit
Ragusa f
Sicilian edit
Alternative forms edit
- Rausa (Eye dialect spelling)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ragusa
- A former province, now Libero Consorzio in Sicily, Italy.
- The capital of the Italian Libero Consorzio of Ragusa.
- Former name of Dubrovnik (city in Croatia).
- (historical) The Republic of Ragusa, a maritime republic centered in Dubrovnik.
- a habitational surname