Gennaro
Gennaro is a boy name of Italian origin, meaning Devoted; of January.
What Gennaro means
Devoted; of January.
Gennaro sits at 7 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Gennaro comes from
Italian names preserve Latin forms more directly than most European languages, often keeping the original vowel endings that other languages dropped.
Gennaro is recorded as Italian in origin. Browse other Italian names.
How popular is Gennaro?
Gennaro is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Gennaro is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Gennaro
The thread we file Gennaro under is faith — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Faith
Names like Gennaro
These share Gennaro's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Giovanni — God is gracious.
- Angelo — Angel; a messenger.
- Salvatore — Saviour.
- Donatella — Given by God.
- Raffaella — God has healed.
- Declan — Full of goodness; an Irish saint.
- Geoffrey — Peace of God.
- Gilbert — Bright pledge.
- Gregory — Watchful and vigilant.
- Gustav — Staff of the gods.
- Makoto — Sincerity, truth.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.