Gonzalo (name)


Gonzalo is a Spanish masculine given name.
The name is given for Galician Saint Gonzalo, bishop of Mondoñedo from 1071.
It derives from a Gothic name with the first element gunþi-. The second element is uncertain, the latinization Gundisalvus may be based on a folk etymological interpretation
based on Latin salvus. Suggestions include gunþi-saiwala- and gunþis-albs.

Given name

People with the name include:

Medieval