Gennaro
Gennaro is an Italian given name and family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is the Italian form of Januarius , an Italian saint whose name, like the month of January , is derived from the Roman god Janus , the god of the beginning and the end.
Remembrance day
Name bearer
First name
- Gennaro Acampa (* 1945), Italian bishop
- Gennaro Basile (1722–1782), Italian painter and draftsman
- Gennaro Cassiani (1903–1978), Italian politician of the Democrazia Cristiana (DC)
- Gennaro Contaldo (* 1949), Italian chef and restaurant owner
- Gennaro D'Ippolito (* 1936), Italian Graecist and Neo-Greekist
- Gennaro Gattuso (* 1978), Italian football player
- Gennaro Iezzo (* 1973), Italian football player
- Gennaro Manna (1715–1779), Italian composer of the Neapolitan school
- Gennaro Pardo (1867–1927), Italian painter
- Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte (1851–1948), Italian clergyman, diplomat of the Holy See and cardinal to the Curia
- Gennaro Sardo (* 1979), Italian football player
- Gennaro Verolino (1906–2005), Curia Archbishop of the Catholic Church
family name
- Antonio Maria de Gennaro (1679–1744), Italian-Austrian medalist
- Giovanni De Gennaro (* 1948), Italian politician
- Antonio Di Gennaro (* 1958), Italian football player
- Davide Di Gennaro (* 1988), Italian football player