2007-02-14 03:57:43 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
I was actually just watching a documentary about Casanova on the History Channel. It's a real person. He was someone where men would pay to have them do the husband duties while the husbands were busy. Kind of like a personal assistant. He fell in love with one woman, but then in the middle of his spree of woman contracted an STD. She didn't want anything to do with him of course after that.
It was pretty interesting.
2007-02-14 08:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Casanova was an actual person, who actual was considered to be a player in the old days, and that is why the expression is used.
2007-02-14 04:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by 916dude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The name is Italian, made famous by the real life exploits of the 18th century Venetian playboy of the same name.
By origin in both Latin and Italian, casanova literally literally translates to "new house" in English (casa= house, nova = new)
2007-02-14 16:31:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Italy
2007-02-14 11:56:52 · answer #4 · answered by Mike J 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "new house". The English name Newhouse is the same name.
2007-02-14 04:03:49 · answer #5 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
montenegro
2007-02-14 04:04:37 · answer #6 · answered by Dimitris C. Milionis - Athens GR 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋