Casanova是意大利人的一个姓，一般译作“卡萨诺瓦”。这个词本来的意思是“新屋”（casa为“房子”，“nova”为“新”）。
历史上有这个姓的名人不少。也有不少电影、电视剧、歌曲等以此为名。其中最有名的，是Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (一作Giovanni Jacopo Casanova，1725-1798)，冒险家、作家、浪荡子，当过间谍和外交官。所著自传《我的一生》（Histoire de ma vie）记述其冒险经历，很好地反映了18世纪欧洲的社会风俗的很多方面。后有多部根据他的故事改编的影视节目，使Casanova成了善于引诱女人的花花公子的代名词。
下面是Wikipedia上关于名为Casanova的历史人物、影视等作品的比较全的资料，供参考。
A. People：
1.Giacomo Casanova, a famous 18th century Italian adventurer now best known for his legendary womanising
2.Rafael Casanova Conseller en Cap of the Consell de Cent of Barcelona during the siege of the city by the troops of Philip V of Spain
3.José Casanova, a philosopher.
4.Corina Casanova, Chancellor of Switzerland
5.Giovanni Battista Casanova, Italian Neoclassical painter, cousin of Giacomo Casanova
6.Raul Casanova, baseball player
7.Tommy Casanova, American football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, former Louisiana state Senator
B.Media and Performance Arts
1.Casanova (1918 film), a 1918 Hungarian film
2.Casanova (opera), 1928 work by Johann Strauss II
3.Casanova Cat, a 1951 Tom and Jerry cartoon
4.Casanova (1971 TV serial), a BBC television serial
5.Casanova '73, a BBC1 sitcom starring Leslie Phillips
6.Fellini's Casanova, a 1976 feature film by Federico Fellini
7.Casanova (2005 TV serial), a 2005 BBC Television serial
8.Casanova (film), a 2005 feature film starring Heath Ledger
9.Casanova (comic series), a 2006 espionage comic book
C.Music
1.Casanova (album), a The Divine Comedy album
2.Casanova (song), a 1977 song by Anita Skorgan
3.Casanova, a 1979 European hit single by girl group Luv'
4.Ugly Casanova, an American rock band
D.Places
1.Casanova, Haute-Corse, a commune of the Haute-Corse département of France, on the island of Corsica
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