# Casanova
## English
### Etymology 1

Eponym from Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Venetian writer and adventurer.

#### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnoʊvə/
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* Rhymes: -əʊvə

#### Noun

Casanova (plural Casanovas)
* A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
* A promiscuous, philandering man.
    Synonyms: philanderer; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous man, Thesaurus:libertine

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

From Romance Casanova (Spanish Casanova, Italian Casanova, Catalan Casanova). From casa (house) + nova (new). Literally, “new house”.

#### Proper noun

Casanova (plural Casanovas)
* A surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Newhouse.

##### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Casanova is the 3851st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9201 individuals. Casanova is most common among Hispanic/Latino (73.66%) and White (21.55%) individuals.

## Catalan
### Etymology

From casa +‎ nova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [kə.zəˈnɔ.βə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [kə.zəˈnɔ.və]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ka.zaˈnɔ.va]

### Proper noun

Casanova m or f by sense
* a surname

## Cebuano
### Proper noun

Casanova
* a surname

## Galician
### Etymology

From casa (“house”) + nova (“new”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌkasaˈnɔba/ [ˌkɑ.s̺aˈnɔ.β̞ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ɔba
* Hyphenation: Ca‧sa‧no‧va

### Proper noun

Casanova
* a large number of hamlets and villages throughout Galicia
* a toponymical surname

#### Related terms

* casa

### References

* “Casanova” in Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo / Xulio Sousa Fernández (dirs.): Cartografía dos apelidos de Galicia. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
* “Casanova” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “Casanova”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Spanish
### Etymology

From either Catalan or Galician, a surname common on both these linguistic areas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kasaˈnoba/ [ka.saˈno.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -oba
* Syllabification: Ca‧sa‧no‧va

### Proper noun

Casanova m or f by sense
* a surname from Catalan or Galician

#### Statistics

* According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Casanova occurs in Spain as a first surname by 14,774 individuals, and as a second surname by 14,805 individuals. It is prevalent in Valencia, Barcelona, Tarragona, Madrid, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Alicante, Zaragoza, and Castellón.

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kasaˈnova/ [kɐ.sɐˈn̪oː.vɐ]
** IPA: (more native-sounding) /kasaˈnoba/ [kɐ.sɐˈn̪oː.bɐ]
* Rhymes: -ova, (more native-sounding) -oba
* Syllabification: Ca‧sa‧no‧va

### Proper noun

Casanova (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜈᜓᜊ)
* a surname from Spanish [in turn from Catalan]

#### Statistics

* According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Casanova is the 1,328th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 7,733 individuals.