At a Glance
- Meaning
- Relates to Galilee, from Hebrew 'galil' (district, circuit); as a personal name it honors an ancestral 'Galileo' (roughly 'of Galilee'), most famously borne by astronomer Galileo Galilei
- Origin
- Hebrew (via the region Galilee) / Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- gal-ih-LAY-oh
Galileo is a Hebrew (via the region Galilee) / Italian boy's name meaning “relates to Galilee, from Hebrew 'galil' (district, circuit); as a personal name it honors an ancestral 'Galileo' (roughly 'of Galilee'), most famously borne by astronomer Galileo Galilei”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Galileo
Meaning: Relates to Galilee, from Hebrew 'galil' (district, circuit); as a personal name it honors an ancestral 'Galileo' (roughly 'of Galilee'), most famously borne by astronomer Galileo Galilei.
Origin: Hebrew (via the region Galilee) / Italian.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Galileo
gal-ih-LAY-ohIPA /ˌɡælɪˈleɪoʊ/
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