The name is given for
GalicianSaint Gonzalo (d. c. 1108/12),
bishop of Mondoñedo from 1071. It derives from a
Gothic name with the first element gunþi- ("battle"). The second element is uncertain, the latinization Gundisalvus may be based on a folk etymological interpretation based on Latin salvus. Suggestions include gunþi-saiwala- (as it were "battle-soul") and gunþis-albs ("battle-
elf").
The patronymic surnames of this name are "González", or "Gonçalves" in Portuguese.
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The name is given for
GalicianSaint Gonzalo (d. c. 1108/12),
bishop of Mondoñedo from 1071. It derives from a
Gothic name with the first element gunþi- ("battle"). The second element is uncertain, the latinization Gundisalvus may be based on a folk etymological interpretation based on Latin salvus. Suggestions include gunþi-saiwala- (as it were "battle-soul") and gunþis-albs ("battle-
elf").
The patronymic surnames of this name are "González", or "Gonçalves" in Portuguese.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.