Gentileschi

Italian

Etymology

From Gentile (a male given name) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒen.tiˈles.ki/
  • Rhymes: -eski
  • Hyphenation: Gen‧ti‧lé‧schi

Proper noun

Gentileschi m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic
    (feminine) Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656), Italian painter
    (masculine) Orazio Gentileschi (1563–1639), Italian painter, father of Artemisia

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