Gentileschi

Italian

Etymology

From Gentile (a masculine given name from Latin gentīlis “clansman, kinsman”) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒen.tiˈle.ski/
• Rhymes: -eski
• Hyphenation: Gen‧ti‧lé‧schi

Proper noun

Gentileschi m or f by sense

1. a surname from Latin

   (feminine) Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1656), Italian painter

   (masculine) Orazio Gentileschi (1563–1639), Italian painter, father of Artemisia