Gennaro

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Gennaro

Say it: jen-NAH-roh

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Meaning

From Latin Ianuarius 'of January', after St Januarius, patron of Naples.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1910s

In the United States

2,409 babies given this name since 1904
At its height in 1913, about 1 in 17,100 boys
18 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

The family of the name

Latin	Ianuarius

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PietroBoyFrom Greek Petros 'rock', translating Aramaic Kepha.Middle Ages · peak 1974

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GiorgioBoyFrom Greek Georgios, from georgos 'farmer'.Middle Ages · peak 2016

GiacomoBoyFrom Iacobus (Jacob), from Hebrew Ya'aqov, traditionally explained as 'holder of the heel' or 'supplanter'.Renaissance · peak 1914

OctaviusBoyRoman family name, from Latin octavus 'eighth'.Rome · peak 1991

JuniorBoyFrom Latin junior 'younger', the suffix used for a son named after his father.Modern · peak 1926

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Where this comes from

Calendars of saints and name days
Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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