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Gender Masculine
Usage Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare), Theatre
Meaning & History
Derived from Latin cherubin meaning "cherubs, cherubim", which refers to a class of angels known as the cherubim. The term ultimately comes from Hebrew, but it has been theorized that the Jews borrowed the word from Akkadian kuribu meaning "to bless" or from Assyrian ܟܪܘܒܐ (karabu) meaning "great, mighty".In theatre, Cherubino is the name of a character in Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro (1786).Known real-life bearers of this name include the Italian painter and engraver Cherubino Alberti (1553-1615) and the Italian historian Cherubino Ghirardacci (1519-1598).