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Italian Baby Names
Cassandra

English translation/equivalent: Cassandra

Origin: Derived from the Greek Kassandra, feminine of Kassandros, formed from kad- (eccellere in Italian) "to exel" and from andros "man," therefore meaning "a man that excels, of many gifts."

Name Day/Onomastico: November 1—La Festa d'Ognissanti (All Saint's Day), day in which all saints not represented on the calendar are remembered.

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