"Gennaro" meaning in Italian

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Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒenˈna.ro/
Rhymes: -aro Etymology: Borrowed from Neapolitan Gennaro, from Latin Iānuārius. Cognate with Sicilian Jinnaru. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|nap|Gennaro}} Borrowed from Neapolitan Gennaro, {{der|it|la|Iānuārius}} Latin Iānuārius, {{cog|scn|Jinnaru}} Sicilian Jinnaru Head templates: {{it-proper noun|m}} Gennaro m
  1. a male given name from Latin, typical of Naples Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Gennaro-it-name-cacKzTNj Categories (other): Italian given names, Italian male given names, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 75 25 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 53 47

Proper name

IPA: /d͡ʒenˈna.ro/
Rhymes: -aro Etymology: Borrowed from Neapolitan Gennaro, from Latin Iānuārius. Cognate with Sicilian Jinnaru. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|nap|Gennaro}} Borrowed from Neapolitan Gennaro, {{der|it|la|Iānuārius}} Latin Iānuārius, {{cog|scn|Jinnaru}} Sicilian Jinnaru Head templates: {{it-proper noun|mfbysense}} Gennaro m or f by sense
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Gennaro-it-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): Italian surnames, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian proper nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Italian proper nouns with irregular gender: 53 47
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