Maffeo
Proper noun
Meaning
Maffeo (plural Maffeos)
A surname.
Examples
Following his accession to the papacy, Urban VIII is reported to have said, "It is a great fortune for you, O Cavaliere, to see Cardinal Maffeo Barberini made pope, but our fortune is even greater to have Cavalier Bernini alive in our pontificate."
Diplomatic communications with Mongols main Niccolò and Maffeo Polo remitting a letter from Kubilai to Pope Gregory X in 1271.
Maffeo, p. 273 Nelson's head wound was recorded as being "three inches long" with "the cranium exposed for one inch".
Ian Thorpe said, adding he would keep the recommendations in mind when it came time to make decisions about a new playground in Maffeo Sutton Park.
Maffeo, p. 268–269 In 1798, the bay was protected at its western end by extensive rocky shoals which ran convert into the bay from a promontory guarded by Aboukir Castle.
Maffeo, p. 241 Although he now had enough ships to challenge the French fleet, Nelson suffered two great disadvantages: He had no intelligence regarding the destination of the French, and no frigates to scout ahead of his force.