Mangione

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Mangione
PronunciationItalian: [manˈdʒoːne]
Origin
Language(s)Italian
Meaning'someone who eats a lot'[1]
Region of originItaly
Other names
Variant form(s)Mangioni, Mangion

Mangione is an Italian surname meaning 'someone who eats a lot', from the verb mangiare. The name is common in southern Italy, primarily in Apulia and Sicily.[2]

People

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Families

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  • Mangione family of New York:
    • Chuck Mangione (1940–2025), American flugelhorn player, trumpeter and composer
    • Gap Mangione (born 1938), American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader
    • Jerre Mangione (1909–1998), American writer and scholar of the Sicilian-American experience
  • Mangione family of Maryland:
    • Luigi Mangione (born 1998), American suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
    • Nicholas Mangione (1925–2008), American businessman
    • Nino Mangione (born 1987), American politician from the Republican Party
  • Mangione clan, a criminal organization originating from the city of Gravina in Puglia[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mangióne". Vocabolario Treccani (in Italian). Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Mangione Surname". forebears.io. Forebears. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Mafia nel Barese, la mappa dei clan disegnata dalla Dia: 'Potere diviso tra 6 famiglie criminalità in evoluzione'". Bari - Il Quotidiano Italiano (in Italian). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2024.

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