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An Italian surname, notably borne by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
"The Cassini spacecraft was named after the astronomer who discovered several of Saturn's moons."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn Italian surname best known from the astronomer and the NASA space probe named after him.
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Etymology
Borrowed from the Italian surname Cassini.