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While in the American pronunciation, the emphasis is placed on the second syllable of Caccavo (ku - KA -vo), in Italian, the emphasis is placed on the first syllable (KA - ka -vo), with a stronger emphasis on the 'a' sound of the first vowel. This italian pronunciation differentiates the family name from the first person singular imperfect form of the verb 'caccare', 'caccavo', which means 'I was shitting'.
My first name, Jilda, is the Anglicized version of my paternal grandmother's name, Gilda. My last name, Caccavo, is a family name from Naples.