To add just one more comment to the question of his name, he was the first of the famous Cassini family of astronomers and as such is often known as Cassini I.
Upang magdagdag ng isang karagdagang puna sa mga katanungan ng kanyang pangalan, siya ang unang ng bantog na Cassini pamilya ng mga astronomers at bilang ganoon ay madalas na kilala bilang Cassini I.