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 [ syll. gi-smon-do, gis-mo-ndo ] The boy name Gismondo is pronounced JHiySMAANDow KEY. Gismondo is of Germanic origin and it is used mainly in the Italian language. Two-element name derived from gisil meaning 'pledge, hostage' ; munt meaning 'protection, protector'. An older form of Gismondo is Giselmund (Germanic). The name is associated with the medieval custom where rival noblemen would send their children to be raised at each other's court, as a pledge to ensure peace and friendship between them; the child would then be known as a gisil ('pledge, hostage'). The name is used mostly as an Italian form today. Gismondo is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Gismondo include the Russian Gennadi, the Italian Giacinto, the Italian Gianetto, the Polish Jacenty, the English Jacinda, the Portuguese and Spanish Jacinta, the Portuguese and Spanish Jacinto, the Indian Jagannath, the Indian Jayanta, the Albanian Genti, the English Jacinth, the Spanish Jando, the Indian Jayant, the French Jeannot, the Czech Jenda, and the English Johnty. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Gismondo: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
