__NOTOC__ Carotta (engl. "red house",Cf. the variants Carossa and Casarossa, from casa rossa; cf. Canova, from Casanova ("new house"); cf. Cabianca ("white house"). from venet. ca’ Short form of venet. caxa or it. casa; cf. , s.v. "Ca". and OIt. rottoOld variant of it. rosso after gemination of OHG rōt; cf. , s.v. "rōt"; cf. also "red Venus" as Venarotta (Ascoli Piceno).) is an Italian surname. Carotta, its plural form Carotte, and the variant Casarotta are also rare toponyms,Cf. the English toponym Redhouse. especially of hamlets and homesteads in northern Italy, for example Fornace Carotta (Fiesso Umbertiano), Carotta (near Quinzano, Verona), and Casarotta (Loro Ciuffenna), but also of regions like Carotte (Pedemonte).
Notable people with the surname Carotta include: Gioacchino Carotta (d. 23 April 1556), Italian maestro di cappella and vocalist in the Sistine Chapel, s.v. "Carotta Gioacchino". Francesco Carotta (b. 1946), Italian writer Michael Carotta, American author on religion and former director at the NCEA
See also
Carossa Cabianca Canova Carlotta (disambiguation)
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