Gender Masculine
Usage Spanish
Pronounced Pron. gon-THA-lo(European Spanish) gon-SA-lo(Latin American Spanish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

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.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesGonçal(Catalan) Gundisalvus(Germanic) Consalvo(Italian) Gonçalo(Portuguese)
Surname DescendantsGonzales, González, Gonzalez, Gonzalo(Spanish)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Spain: January 10

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Entry updated December 7, 2022