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Name Sganarelle
Gender Masculine
Usage Theatre
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Meaning & History

Possibly from Italian sgannare "to disillusion" or derived from Italian Zannarello, a diminutive of ZANNI. Molière used characters named Sganarelle in multiple plays, including his one-act comedy 'Sganarelle, or The Imaginary Cuckold' (1660).
Added 7/22/2010 by anonymous