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Bergoglio

Bergoglio proper noun: a surname from Italian [in turn from toponymy].

Proper noun

Bergoglio

  1. A surname from Italian [in turn from toponymy].
    • The break with tradition that Francis, who has died aged 88 after suffering from double pneumonia, represented even managed to trump the shock value of the resignation of Benedict, who was the first pope for 600 years to take that option rather than die in office. Immediately, Bergoglio signalled...2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian

Origin of Bergoglio

Borrowed from Italian Bergoglio.

Words formed from Bergoglio

Questions about Bergoglio

What does Bergoglio mean?
Bergoglio means a surname from Italian [in turn from toponymy].
What part of speech is Bergoglio?
Bergoglio is a proper noun.

Words near Bergoglio in the dictionary

  1. bergmote
  2. bergmotes
  3. Bergner
  4. Bergners
  5. Bergoglian
  6. Bergoglio
  7. bergomask
  8. bergomasks
  9. bergpalmiet
  10. Bergquist
  11. Bergquists

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