MEANING & HISTORY
What does Januario mean?
A historical study of personal names in Mora explicitly identifies Januario as descending from Latin Ianuarius, alongside Spanish Jenaro and Genaro. The Latin name refers to January, the month named for Janus.
This calendar relationship describes the name’s formation and does not prove a bearer was born in January.
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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.
People with the name Januario
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DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Januario Galut
Filipino mercenary
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THE RECORDED SPELLING
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Januario in the birth records
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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 Januario
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
- January♂♀The month of Janus
- Macario♂Blessed or happy
- Nazario·From Nazareth
- Asterio·Greek star-name history
- Candelario·Candlemas-related name
- Cesario·Caesarius form in the Roman Caesar family
- Dario·Possessing goodness, through Darius
- Hilario♂Cheerful or light-hearted
What rhymes with Januario?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
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- Wikidata given-name item Q129677002 — Januario (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Januario Galut (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q129677002 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Behind the Name — Januarius (opens in a new tab)
Consulted Januarius account: Latin January cognomen and its month/Janus connection.
- Memoria de Mora — Nombres raros, peregrinos y extravagantes: nueva recopilación (opens in a new tab)
Page 2 explicitly connects exact Januario with Latin Ianuarius; page 6 discusses a civil-registration record confirming the spelling.