Amalfi

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Amalphis, possibly related to the name Melfi (from a pre-Roman Italic substrate, possibly Oscan), or named after Ancient Greek Αμάλφι (Amálphi), a nymph romantically connected to Hercules.

Proper noun

Amalfi

  1. A picturesque town on the Gulf of Sorrento in Campania

Anagrams

References
  • Liberkowski & Malizia (2006): Along the Amalfi Drive
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