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Gaudenz - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Gaudenz

[ syll. gau-den(z), ga-ude-nz ] The boy name Gaudenz is pronounced as G-owDEHNZ KEY. Gaudenz is largely used in the German language and its origin is Latin. Derived from the element 'gaudere' which means to rejoice. Gaudentius (Latin) is an original form of Gaudenz. The name Gaudenzia (Italian) is the female equivalent of Gaudenz. The name Gaudens (German) and the name Gaudenzio (Italian) are variants of Gaudenz. See also the related form, Kai (Frisian, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Welsh).

Gaudenz is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Gaudenz, Kai (Frisian, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, and Welsh) was the most frequently used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Gaudenz include the name Gaudens (German) and the name Gaudenzio (Italian).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Gaudenz: G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)"


 
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