[Surname] Re: Caravaggio
in reply to a message by Getb
It is a place in Sicily. The family for whom the place is named was originally Cara, which means dear, beloved. Vaggio is probably a Sicilian dialectical form of viaggio, journey. In contemporary Italian, everyone says "Buon viaggio!" when departing; the English equivalent is "Have a nice trip!" If I were going to Sicily, I would certainly have every expectation of a nice trip, even if I risked dealing with characters like the painter, Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio.
vote up1vote down

Messages

Caravaggio  ·  Getb  ·  7/5/2012, 3:26 PM
Re: Caravaggio  ·  John-Michael Albert  ·  5/21/2018, 7:01 AM
Re: Caravaggio  ·  Lepic  ·  5/21/2018, 10:32 AM