Galileo
From the Latin term for a person from Galilee, derived from the Hebrew root meaning "district" or "rolling land".
Meaning and origin
Galileo is a medieval Italian name rooted in the Latin word for someone from Galilee, the biblical region in northern Israel.
How to pronounce Galileo
| Italian | gah-lee-LAY-oh /ɡaliˈlɛːo/ |
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