Gennaro - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Gennaro \ge-nna-ro\ is of Italian origin, and its meaning is "of Janus". Janus was an ancient Roman god.

Gennaro has 4 variant forms: Gennarius, Gennaros, Januario and Januarius.

Baby names that sound like Gennaro are Jennaro, Gunnar and Jenaro.

Gennaro is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Gennaro. Click here to compare Gennaro with related baby names.