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Caramella

Caramella proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun (1)

Caramella

  1. A surname.
    • Paul Caramella, treasurer of A. L. Burbank & Co., Ltd., has been elected president of the Association of Water Transportation Accounting Officers.1965 October 23, “Transport Accountants Elect”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • CARAMELLA—Peter J. on Jan. 17, 1978, beloved brother of Emil and Joseph.1978 January 19, “Deaths”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Proper noun (2)

Caramella

  1. A female given name from Italian, of rare usage.
    • Mrs. Julius Wells and daughter Caramella were in Montpelier, for the day during the last week.1917 February 6, “Roxbury. Complete Local Record of the Week from an Active Town.”, in The Northfield News, volume XXXVII, number 6, Northfield, Vt.: Northfield Publishing Co., →OCLC, page [5]...
    • PRICHARD — Born to Mr. and Mrs. James Prichard of Fairbury a daughter, Caramella Sue, May 3 at the Lynch Clinic. She was formerly Martha Thompson. This is the couple’s first child.1959 May 5, “Cradle Roll”, in Fairbury Daily News, 89th year, number 196, Fairbury, Neb., →OCLC, page 5, column 4

Examples of Caramella in a sentence

  • Caramella said the department's action was premature and violated the law.2015 March 15, Joe Davidson, “Obama talks about trust to workers during visit to VA wait list scandal site”, in The Washington Post...
  • Joyce Kilson’s home was her daughter Caramella, AGED TWO.1969 December 22, “Caramella, 2 Gets Tiddly on Medicine”, in Daily Sketch, London, →OCLC, page 20, column 3:
  • Percy cannot face the truth about himself, or his saucy sweet-sixteen daughter Caramella, and takes frequent refuge in a smoke-screen of lilywhite lies—well, nearly white, at any rate.1971 May 22, G.J.S., “Love among the coal pits”, in Southern Evening Echo, 83rd year, number 25488, Southampton, Hampshire, →ISSN, →OCLC...

Origin of Caramella

From Italian Caramella, a variant of the French surname Caramelle, from Old French calamel (“chalumeau”).

From Italian Caramella, from caramello (“caramel”), caramella (“sweet, candy”). By surface analysis, caramel + -a.

Questions about Caramella

What does Caramella mean?
Caramella means a surname.
How do you use Caramella in a sentence?
Caramella said the department's action was premature and violated the law.
What part of speech is Caramella?
Caramella is a proper noun.

Words near Caramella in the dictionary

  1. caramelized
  2. caramelizer
  3. caramelizers
  4. caramelizes
  5. caramelizing
  6. Caramella
  7. caramelled
  8. caramellike
  9. caramelling
  10. caramelly
  11. caramelo

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