Gesualdo Family History
Gesualdo Name Meaning
Italian:: apparently from the medieval personal name Gesualdo composed of the ancient Germanic elements gis (from gīsil ‘pledge hostage noble offspring’; see Giesel ) + wald ‘rule’ or perhaps a hybrid construction of which the first element is Italian Gesù ‘Jesus’. habitational name from Gesualdo in Avellino province.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022