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
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 ...
, 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
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
Consalvo Sanesi (28 March 1911 – 28 July 1998) 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 cars in the period before the Formula One Wo ...
, Italian driver
Surname
Notable people with this surname include:
*
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
Louis "Louie Eggs" Consalvo (born July 3, 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-ba ...
, American mobster
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Mia Consalvo
Mia Consalvo (born 29 May 1969) is an American professor of Communication Studies presently at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada and holds the post of Canada Research Chair in Game Studies and Design, Communication Studies. Consalvo has auth ...
, American professor
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Robert Consalvo
Robert Consalvo (born July 16, 1969) is a Massachusetts House of Representatives, 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 ...
, 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)
*
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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