Type Word & Element Usage Old High German Meaning & History Old High German word meaning "dark, black". Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturessalwaz(Old Germanic) sǫlr(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantsGonçal(Catalan) Gundisalvus(Germanic) Consalvo(Italian) Gonçalo(Portuguese) Gonzalo(Spanish) Surname DescendantsGonçalves(Portuguese) Gonzales, González, Gonzalez, Gonzalo(Spanish) Same Spellingsalo 2