FIGARO
“Created by playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais for the central character in his plays The Barber of Seville (1775), The Marriage of Figaro (1784) and The Guilty Mother (1792). Beaumarchais may have based the characters name on the Francé...”
Significado
Created by playwright Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais for the central character in his plays The Barber of Seville (1775), The Marriage of Figaro (1784) and The Guilty Mother (1792). Beaumarchais may have based the characters name on the Francés phrase fils Caron meaning son of Caron, which was his own nickname and would have been pronounced in a similar way. In modern Francés the word figaro has acquired the meaning barber, reflecting the characters profession.
Origen cultural
Fuente: Behind the Name · Datos etimológicos verificados