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Gonzalo (name)

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Gonzalo as a given name and a family name purportedly derives from Old High German gundis- "war" combined with salve or salvo, which have various meanings. Other sources derive it from the Visigothic name Gundisalv, meaning "battle genius" or "war elf".

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People commonly known by the family name Gonzalo or solely by the given name

  • Julie Gonzalo, an actress
  • Gonzalo (Shakespeare), a fictional courtier in Shakespeare's play The Tempest
  • Gonzalo de la Torre (b. 1977), Singer-Songwriter, Director and Producer

    • First name

  • Gonzalo Aguirre Beltrán (1908–1996), Mexican anthropologist
  • Gonzalo de Alvarado (born 15th/16th century), brother of Don Pedro
  • Gonzalo de la Torre (born 1977), singer-songwriter, director and producer
  • Gonzalo Arango (1931–1975), Colombian poet/novelist and founder of Nadaism
  • Gonzalo Barroilhet (born 1986), Chilean decathlete
  • Gonzalo Méndez de Canço (1554–1622) Spanish Admiral and the seventh Governor of Florida (1596–1603)
  • Gonzalo Córdova (1863–1928), Ecuadorian president
  • Gonzalo Curiel (composer) (1904–1958), Mexican film composer.
  • Gonzalo P. Curiel (born 1953), United States District Judge
  • Gonzalo Fernández (Uruguayan politician), Foreign Minister of Uruguay since 2008
  • Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453–1515) known as el Gran Capitán, Castilian general and statesman
  • Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1585–1635), Spanish military leader
  • Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora, Spanish essayist and politician
  • Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (1478–1557), Castilian writer and historian
  • Gonzalo García Núñez (born 1947), Peruvian economist/politician
  • Gonzalo Garcia (dancer) (living), New York City Ballet principal dancer
  • Gonzalo Pizarro (1502–1548), Spanish conquistador
  • Gonzalo Ramos (actor) (born 1989), Spanish actor
  • Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha (1947–1989), co-founder of the Medellín drug cartel and founder of paramilitarism in Colombia
  • Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra (born 1969), British philosopher
  • Gonzalo Suárez (born 1934), Spanish writer/director

    • Sport

  • Gonzalo Abán (born 1987), Argentine footballer
  • Gonzalo Colsa (born 1977), Spanish footballer
  • Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (born 1980), Spanish golfer
  • Gonzalo Higuaín (born 1987), Argentine-French footballer
  • Gonzalo Javier Rodríguez (born 1984), Argentine footballer
  • Gonzalo Longo (born 1974), Argentine rugby union player
  • Gonzalo Márquez (1946–1984), Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • Gonzalo Miranda (born 1979), Chilean track and road cyclist
  • Gonzalo Piermarteri (born 1995), Argentine footballer
  • Gonzalo Ramos (footballer) (born 1991), Uruguayan footballer
  • Gonzalo Salas (born 1974), Argentine road cyclist
  • Gonzalo Sorondo (born 1979), Uruguayan footballer
  • Gonzalo Vargas (born 1981), Uruguayan footballer

    • References

    Gonzalo (name) Wikipedia
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