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BoyPronounced European Spanish /ɡon.ˈθa.lo/; Latin American Spanish /ɡon.ˈsa.lo/Spanish language family

Gonzalo

This name comes from the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic name composed of gunda "war" and maybe salba "salve, ointment", salo "dark, dusky" or sal "house, hall".

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Gonzalo is a boy name.

Pronunciation: European Spanish /ɡon.ˈθa.lo/; Latin American Spanish /ɡon.ˈsa.lo/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationEuropean Spanish /ɡon.ˈθa.lo/; Latin American Spanish /ɡon.ˈsa.lo/
Language familySpanish

Meaning and history

This name comes from the medieval name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic (possibly Visigothic or Suebi) name composed of gunda "war" and maybe salba "salve, ointment", salo "dark, dusky" or sal "house, hall" (with the spelling perhaps influenced by Latin salvus "safe"). Saint Gonzalo was an 11th-century bishop of Mondoñedo in Galicia, Spain.

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Usage: spanish

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