Given name & surname

Goncalo

Goncalo is a surname from Portuguese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Goncalo comes from Portuguese.

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How it developed

From Portuguese Gonçalo.

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Goncalo’s family of names

In English usage, Goncalo as a surname has a related form in Gonçalvo.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Portuguese

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