Given name & surname · also Latin
Gandolfo
Gandolfo is a masculine given name, probably from Medieval Latin, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Gandolfo probably comes from Medieval Latin, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
Probably from Medieval Latin Gundulfus, from Proto-Germanic *Gunþiwulfaz.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gandolfo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,250 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gandolfo’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Gandolfo has a diminutive in Gangan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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