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The word Casanova originally stemmed from the name of one man. The man's name was Gian Giacamo Girolamo Casanova. Today, it is used to refer to a man that does not treat women properly, and is otherwise known by people as a 'womanizer'.

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A man who is amorously and gallantly attentive to women. A promiscuous man; a philanderer.

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Casanova often refers to Giacomo Casanova, an 18th-century Italian adventurer now best known for his legendary womanizing. It may also refer to:

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1 People2 Media and performance arts3 Music4 Places5 See also

People

Corina Casanova (born 1956), chancellor of SwitzerlandFrancesco Giuseppe Casanova (1727–1803), Italian painter, brother of Giacomo CasanovaGiovanni Battista Casanova (1730–1795), Italian painter, brother of Giacomo CasanovaJean-Claude Casanova, chairman of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques

Julián Casanova Ruiz (b. 1956), Spanish historianJulián Casanova (b. 1984), Argentine ski mountaineer and mountain climberLen Casanova (1905–2002), U.S. college football coach, member of the College Football Hall of FameMyriam Casanova (born 1985), Swiss tennis playerPaul Casanova (born 1941), Cuban baseball playerRafael Casanova (1660–1743), Conseller en Cap of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona during the siege of the city by the troops of Philip V of SpainRaul Casanova (born 1972), Puerto Rican baseball playerTommy Casanova (born 1950), U.S. football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, former Louisiana state senator

Media and performance arts

Casanova (1918 film), a 1918 Hungarian filmCasanova, a 1928 operetta by Ralph Benatzky, based on music by Johann Strauss IICasanova (1971 TV serial), a BBC television serialCasanova '73, a BBC1 sitcom starring Leslie PhillipsFellini's Casanova, a 1976 feature film by Federico FelliniCasanova (2005 TV serial), a 2005 BBC Television serial starring David TennantCasanova (2005 film), a 2005 feature film starring Heath LedgerCasanova (comics), a 2006 espionage comic bookCasanovva, a 2012 Malayalam film

Music

Casanova (album), a 1996 The Divine Comedy album"Casanova" (song), a 1977 song by Anita Skorgan"Casanova" (Luv' song), a 1979 European hit single by the girl group Luv'"Casanova" (LeVert song), a 1987 pop/soul hit single by LeVert"Casanova" (Gisela song), a 2008 Eurovision song by Gisela, representing Andorra"Casanova", a song on the Roxy Music album Country Life"Casanova", a song on Peaches's album The Teaches of PeachesCasanova, a concerto for cello and wind orchestra by Johan de MeijCasanova, both a 1985 album by the group Rondò Veneziano and a track on it"Casanova, Baby!", a song on the Gaslight Anthem album The '59 Sound

Places

Casanova, Haute-Corse, a commune of the Haute-Corse département of France, on the island of CorsicaCasanova, Virginia, unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States

Some would say he was the World's Greatest Lover because he reported seduced hundreds of women, many married.  A hero to some, a cad to others.