Carrara
English
Proper noun
Carrara (plural Carraras)
- A surname from Italian.
- A town in Massa e Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, famous for its marble quarries
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrara is the 18550th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1487 individuals. Carrara is most common among White (82.72%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carrara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293.
Italian
Etymology
From the Roman name, derived from Latin Carrariae (“quarries”), from a Celtic word (likely Ligurian) *kar (“stone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karˈra.ra/
- Rhymes: -ara
- Hyphenation: Car‧rà‧ra
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