Tartaglia

== Italian == === Etymology === From tartaglia, inflection of tartagliare (“to stutter”). === Proper noun === Tartaglia ? a stock character in the Commedia dell'arte === Proper noun === Tartaglia m or f by sense a surname Niccolò Tartaglia, a 16th century Italian mathematician ==== Usage notes ==== Fictional characters given this name typically speak with a stutter. The mathematician is said to have developed a speech impediment after a childhood trauma.