MEANING & HISTORY
What does Gemino mean?
Treccani documents the Italian adjective gemino, from Latin geminus, with a literary sense of double. It also records a specialised genetics use for a paired chromosome structure.
The ordinary lexical history supports a scoped word reading of this recorded name, but it does not establish that a bearer is a twin or that every family chose the name for that reason.
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Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
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eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗THE RECORDED SPELLING
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Public-record evidence
OpenHalalan · COMELEC · 2001
Given-name field in the source
GEMINOCSV record 9,670 (header counted as record 1)
The source transcribes elected-candidate lists. The record number locates the quoted given-name field.
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Gemino in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Gemino
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Cerino·From Cerinia in the consulted Cerinus name account
- Felino·Felinus form, cat-like
- Gabino·Spanish form of Gabinus; possibly connected with Gabii
- Gavino♂Continuation of Gabinus, possibly linked to Gabii
- Genio·As an Italian word: genius, disposition or natural talent
- Gino♂Short form of Italian names ending in -gino
- Reino·Finnish Reynold form; Spanish word for kingdom
- Adelino·Noble, through Adela
What rhymes with Gemino?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Treccani — gemino (opens in a new tab)
Exact Italian double adjective from Latin geminus, with distinct technical genetics noun sense.