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Verdi's name literally translates as "Joseph Green" in English. However this is technically incorrect because in Italian 'verdi' is the plural form of green, so factually if one were to translate his last name into English the composer would be known as Joseph Greens. The myth of Verdi as Risorgimento's composer also led to claims that the slogan "Viva VERDI" was used throughout Italy to secretly call for Vittorio Emanuele Re D'Italia (Victor Emmanuel King of Italy), referring to Victor Emmanuel II, then king of Sardinia. answer 2 Verdi does not mean green, as many people think. "Verde" is green. The name Verdi stands for Vittorio Emanuele, Re d'Italia; which means Vittorio Emanuele (his name) king of Italy.

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