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I like to remind my wife (born Angélica Maldonado González) that "González" kind of means "son of Gandalf."
See, "Gonzalo" comes from "Gonzalvo," which in turn ultimately derives from the Germanic "Gundisalv," from gundis (form of the root gund, “fight” “war”) & alv ("elf").
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See, "Gonzalo" comes from "Gonzalvo," which in turn ultimately derives from the Germanic "Gundisalv," from gundis (form of the root gund, “fight” “war”) & alv ("elf").
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Battle elf. Spirit of war.
The -ez of "González" means "son of."
Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from Norse myth. The original name "Gandálfr" is a cognate of "Gundisalv" (in its alternate form "Gundalv"), except gand- is "battle staff."
Heh. @Gonzzink, you're Gandalf.
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The -ez of "González" means "son of."
Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from Norse myth. The original name "Gandálfr" is a cognate of "Gundisalv" (in its alternate form "Gundalv"), except gand- is "battle staff."
Heh. @Gonzzink, you're Gandalf.
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(I'll fess up that the "gand-" of Old Norwegian is of obscure origins and may not actually be derived from the same Germanic root as Visigoth "gund-" ... still, Gonzalo definitely means "battle elf/spirit," and that's bad-ass enough, no?)
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