"Modica" meaning in Italian

See Modica in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian Mòdica, from Latin Motyca. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|scn|Mòdica}} Borrowed from Sicilian Mòdica, {{uder|it|la|Motyca}} Latin Motyca Head templates: {{it-proper noun|f}} Modica f
  1. a town in Ragusa, Sicily, Italy Tags: feminine Categories (place): Places in Italy, Places in Sicily, Italy, Towns in Italy, Towns in Sicily, Italy
    Sense id: en-Modica-it-name-Ynfrej7c Categories (other): Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 64 36

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian Mòdica, from Latin Motyca. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|scn|Mòdica}} Borrowed from Sicilian Mòdica, {{uder|it|la|Motyca}} Latin Motyca Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Modica m or f by sense
  1. a surname Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine Derived forms: modicano
    Sense id: en-Modica-it-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Italian surnames, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 35 65 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76
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