Consalvo, also occasionally spelled Gonsalvo and also rarely Consalvos, is an Italian male given name. It also occurs as a surname. Its
name day is February the 5th.
Origin
It is derived from the medieval Latin name Gundisalvus, which was the Latin form of a Germanic name of
Visigoth origin.
The original Visigothic name was composed of the elements ''gund'' (meaning "war") and ''salv'' (meaning uncertain, but could be "saved", "preserved" or "unhurt").
It has also been claimed that, more specifically, it means "him who rescues/helps in battle".
It is related to the name
Gonzalo
Given name
Notable people with this given name include:
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Consalvo Caputo, Italian Catholic prelate
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Consalvo Carelli
Consalvo Carelli (29 March 1818 in Naples – 2 December 1900 in Naples, Italy) was an Italian landscape painter and painter of the School of Posillipo. He is also known as Gonsalvo Carelli.
Portrait of Consalvo Carelli
Biography
Consalvo's ...
, Italian painter
* Consalvo de Cordoba, also known as
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general
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Consalvo Sanesi, Italian driver
Surname
Notable people with this surname include:
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Jen Consalvo
Jennifer "Jen" Consalvo is the co-founder and co-CEO of Established.
Awards and recognition
Consalvo was recognized by '' The Washingtonian'' magazine as a 2011 "Washingtonian Tech Titan".The Washingtonia2011 Tech Titans May, 2011
References
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, American entrepreneur
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Louis Consalvo, American mobster
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Robert Consalvo, American politician
See also
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Gonzalo (name) (Spanish and others)
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Gonçalo (disambiguation) Gonçalo is a Portuguese masculine given name and family name.
People with the name include:
* Gonçalo Brandão, a Portuguese footballer
*Gonçalo Coelho, a Portuguese explorer of the South Atlantic and of the South American coast
*Gonçalo Foro, ...
(Portuguese)
References
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