Fulgencio
BoyLatin · Spanish: /fulˈxensjo/ with seseo; /fulˈxenθjo/ with distinción. Stress falls on gen; g sounds like the Spanish j.
Fulgencio brings a luminous Latin meaning to a full, old-fashioned Spanish name, with a strong middle syllable and a flowing ending.
Origin
Latin
Pronunciation
Spanish: /fulˈxensjo/ with seseo; /fulˈxenθjo/ with distinción. Stress falls on gen; g sounds like the Spanish j.
Shining; brilliant.
Fulgencio is a Spanish masculine name meaning “shining” or “brilliant”, from the Latin Fulgentius. Its light-filled meaning sits inside a name with a rather stately, old-fashioned sound. There is a particular Spanish church connection too: Saint Fulgencio is the patron of the Diocese of Cartagena, where his feast is celebrated on 16 January. The pronunciation has more movement than the written length might suggest: ful-GEN-cio, with the emphasis in the middle and the final io flowing together. The g has the sound of Spanish j; the c sounds like s in Latin American Spanish and like the th in English “thin” in much of Spain. That firm middle and lighter ending give Fulgencio a pleasing contrast between weight and lift.
Etymology: The Spanish form of Latin Fulgentius, derived from fulgens, “shining”.
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Origin
Latin
Origin
Spanish
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