Ragusa
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Italian Ragusa, from Latin Ragusia. Probably from Proto-Albanian *rāguša (modern rrush)[1]
Proper nounEdit
Ragusa (countable and uncountable, plural Ragusas)
- A province of Sicily, Italy.
- The capital of the Italian province of Ragusa.
- 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.
StatisticsEdit
- 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.
TranslationsEdit
province of Sicily
capital of the Italian province
Dubrovnik — see Dubrovnik
Further readingEdit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ragusa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998). Albanian etymological dictionary. Leiden: Brill
AnagramsEdit
ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Ragusa f
- Ragusa (a town and province of Sicily, Italy)
- former name of Dubrovnik (city in Croatia) [before 1918]
Derived termsEdit
AnagramsEdit
PortugueseEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Ragusa f
- Ragusa (former name of Dubrovnik, Croatia)
- Synonym: Dubrovnik
- Ragusa (a mediaeval republic centred in Dubrovnik)
SicilianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- Rausa (Eye dialect spelling)
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
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.