Genesio

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin Genesius, from Ancient Greek Γενέσιος (Genésios), related to γένεσις (génesis, “source, origin; birth”); the name of several minor saints. Doublet of Ginese. Cognates include Spanish Ginés, Catalan Genís, Galician Xenxo, Basque Giñex, French Genès.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈnɛ.zjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛzjo
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧nè‧sio

Proper noun

Genesio m

  1. a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek]

Genesio m or f by sense

  1. a surname transferred from the given name [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek]

Derived terms

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