Cacace

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Cacace.

Proper noun

Cacace (plural Cacaces)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cacace is the 25064^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 991 individuals. Cacace is most common among White (96.37%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cacace”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 266.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan cacace (“wicked”), ultimately a derivation from Ancient Greek κᾰκός (kăkós, “bad, mean, vile”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈka.t͡ʃe/
• Rhymes: -atʃe

Proper noun

Cacace m or f by sense

1. a surname from Neapolitan [in turn transferred from the nickname]

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Anagrams

• acceca