Gonzalo

Borrowed from Spanish Gonzalo.

Gonzalo (plural Gonzalos)

1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A male given name from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gonzalo is the 37591^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Gonzalo is most common among Hispanic/Latino (62.5%), Asian/Pacific Islander (21.96%) and White (13.34%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gonzalo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 64.

Purportedly derived from an Old High German name with an initial element derived from Proto-Germanic *gunþiz (“war”) + *salbō. Other sources derive it from Gothic.

Cognate with Portuguese Gonçalo / Gonçalvo, Italian Consalvo.

• IPA^(key): /ɡonˈθalo/ [ɡõn̟ˈθa.lo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ɡonˈsalo/ [ɡõnˈsa.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -alo
• Syllabification: Gon‧za‧lo

Gonzalo m

1. a male given name
2. a surname originating as a patronymic