Given name
Gonçalo
“war, battle”·“settler, assuager”
Gonçalo is a masculine given name. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gonçalo is a form of Gonçalvo. Gonçalvo is built from elements meaning “war, battle” and “settler, assuager”.
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Where it comes from
Gonçalo is a form of Gonçalvo. Gonçalvo comes from Gothic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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Gonçalo’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Gonçalo shares a linguistic root with the Spanish form Gonzalo. In Portuguese usage, Gonçalo has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form CONSALVO. In Portuguese usage, Gonçalo has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Gonzalo.
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Around the world
Gonçalo has relatives in 8 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gonçalo
- Gonçalo RamosPortuguese footballer (born 2001)
- Gonçalo GuedesPortuguese footballer (born 1996)
- Gonçalo InácioPortuguese footballer (born 2001)
- Gonçalo PaciênciaPortuguese footballerborn 1994
- Gonçalo Velho CabralPortuguese nobleman and explorer
- Gonçalo CoelhoPortuguese explorer1451–1512
- Gonçalo M. TavaresPortuguese writerborn 1970
- Gonsalo GarciaFriar Minor, martyr and saint1556–1597
- Gonçalo BrandãoPortuguese footballerborn 1986
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