Garcilaso

Boy · Medieval Castilian

Garcilaso

Say it: gar-thee-LAH-soh

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Meaning

A medieval Castilian name joining García and Laso; both parts are of uncertain origin.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
  2. The Renaissance1400 to 1600

Used by

Spanish

Famous bearers

  • Garcilaso de la Vega, Renaissance poet
  • Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Peruvian chronicler

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Where this comes from

  • Well-known works of literature
  • Medieval Spanish and Portuguese chronicles and charters

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