Rizzo

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

    "I nevertheless enjoyed reminiscing with Frank Rizzo Jr., who was watching with astonishment as hordes of people continued to traipse through his family home."

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"I nevertheless enjoyed reminiscing with Frank Rizzo Jr., who was watching with astonishment as hordes of people continued to traipse through his family home."

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Italian and Neapolitan Rizzo and/or front Sicilian Rizzu.

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