SURNAMEEntry 2,929
Kazanova
“womaniser (after Casanova)”3
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- Letters / syllables
- 8 / 4
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- K
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How do you pronounce Kazanova?
The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Kazanova mean?
Kazanova comes from the name of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century Italian writer and adventurer; in Turkish, as in many languages, it means “womaniser”. Italian casa nova means “new house”.3
That Kazanova goes back to kazanova is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
Kazanova is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Kazanova formed?
Kazanova is the word kazanova (“kazanova: womaniser, from the name of the Italian Giacomo Casanova”), taken unchanged as a surname.
How is Kazanova written and pronounced abroad?
The name has no Turkish-specific letters and is written Kazanova abroad as well.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Kazanova?
Civaoğlu, Çapkınoğlu and Dilligil share gloss keywords with Kazanova within the same primary category.
- Civaoğluson of Civa (‘mercury’)
- Çapkınoğluson of the playful one
- Dilligilthe family of Dilli, the eloquent
- Kabacaoğluson of Kabaca (“biggish”)
- Kızkapanwriting stone (Sivas dialect); village name
- Tabanlıoğluson of Tabanlı
- Tatlıoğluson of Tatlı (the sweet one)
- Yağlıoğluson of “Yağlı” (fatty; well-off)
Which guides add context to Kazanova?
Read the root, formation and register information for Kazanova alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Wikipedia: Giacomo Casanova
- 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: casanova
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Kazanova
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Kazanova
- Q1
What does the surname Kazanova mean?
- Kazanova comes from the name of Giacomo Casanova, the 18th-century Italian writer and adventurer; in Turkish, as in many languages, it means “womaniser”. Italian casa nova means “new house”.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Kazanova?
- The root word of Kazanova is kazanova (European): “womaniser, from the name of the Italian Giacomo Casanova”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Kazanova?
- Ka·za·no·va, 4 syllables; IPA: /kazanoˈva/.