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, as well as Christian communities elsewhere. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively t ...
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 (; ) were a Germanic people united under the rule of a king and living within the Roman Empire during late antiquity. The Visigoths first appeared in the Balkans, as a Roman-allied barbarian military group united under the comman ...
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, 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. He led military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars, after which he served as Viceroy of Naples. For his e ...
, Spanish general
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Consalvo Sanesi, Italian driver
Surname
Notable people with this surname include:
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Jen Consalvo, American entrepreneur
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Louis Consalvo, American mobster
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Mia Consalvo, American professor
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Robert Consalvo, American politician
See also
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Gonzalo (name)
Gonzalo (also ''Consalvo'', latinized ''Gundisalvus'') is a Spanish language, Spanish masculine name, masculine given name of Germanic origin.
The name is given for Galicians, Galician Saint Gonzalo (d. c. 1108/12), Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondo ...
(Spanish and others)
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Gonçalo (disambiguation) Gonçalo is a Portuguese masculine given name and family name, equivalent to the Spanish name Gonzalo.
People with the name include:
* Gonçalo Brandão, a Portuguese footballer
*Gonçalo Coelho, a Portuguese explorer of the South Atlantic and o ...
(Portuguese)
References
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