Consalvo, also occasionally spelled Gonsalvo and also rarely Consalvos, is an Italian male given name. It also occurs as a surname. Its

name day In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...

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 The Visigoths (; la, Visigothi, Wisigothi, Vesi, Visi, Wesi, Wisi) were an early Germanic people who, along with the Ostrogoths, constituted the two major political entities of the Goths within the Roman Empire in late antiquity, or what is kno ...

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 Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguation) * ...

Given name

Notable people with this given name include: *

Consalvo Caputo Consalvo Caputo (12 March 1598 – 19 November 1645) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Catanzaro (1633–1645) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of San Marco (1630–1633 ''(in Latin)'' Biography Consalvo Caputo was born in Naples, It ...

, Italian Catholic prelate * Consalvo Carelli, Italian painter * Consalvo de Cordoba, also known as

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1 September 1453 – 2 December 1515) was a Spanish general and statesman who led successful military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars. His military victories and widespread po ...

, Spanish general *

Consalvo Sanesi Consalvo Sanesi (28 March 1911, in Terranuova Bracciolini, Arezzo – 28 July 1998, in Milan) was best known as the Alfa Romeo works' test driver in the period following World War II, but he also competed in races with the Alfa Romeo Tipo 158/159 ...

, Italian driver

Surname

Notable people with this surname include: * Jen Consalvo, American entrepreneur *

Louis Consalvo Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo (born 1958) is a New Jersey mobster and reputed soldier and acting captain in the DeCavalcante crime family. A lifelong resident of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, Consalvo reportedly joined the North Jersey-based DeCa ...

, American mobster *

Robert Consalvo Robert Consalvo (born July 16, 1969) is a Massachusetts State Representative, the former chief of staff for Boston Public Schools, and a former member of the Boston City Council. For 12 years he represented District 5, which includes the Hyde P ...

, American politician

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