Galileos

Galileos is the plural form used in English to refer to more than one person with the name Galileo or with the surname Galileo. The term itself is not a standard encyclopedia entry; rather, it appears mainly in lists or discussions of people named Galileo.

The given name Galileo originates from Italian and ultimately from Latin Galilaeus, meaning “from Galilee.” The best-known bearer of the name is Galileo Galilei, the 16th- and 17th-century Italian astronomer, physicist, and champion of empirical science.

Other individuals named Galileo include Galileo Chini, an Italian painter and decorator, and Galileo Ferraris, an Italian physicist associated with early developments in electrical engineering. In contemporary contexts, Galileos can refer to any people sharing the name, or, less commonly, to fictional characters with the given name.

The pluralization follows standard English patterns by adding -s to Galileo. While not a commonly used term in itself, Galileos appears in biographical lists, genealogical records, and disambiguation pages when multiple figures named Galileo are discussed.

See also: Galileo