Sancta
f.
Latin sancta 'consecrated, sacred; divine, holy; pious, just'.
The name of an 11th C queen of Leon, a 12th C queen of Aragon, a 12th C queen of Navarre, and a 14th C queen of Naples.
- England
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- English
- ● 1572 Sence StAnthonlin p. 22;
1579 Sence ibid. p. 27
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1301 Sancta (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 245
- Old French
- ◑ 1296 Sanceline paris1296 p. 16
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Sancta (nom) Rome1527 p. 89
- Spain
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- Spanish
- ● 1333 Sancha deMoxo
Preview. DO NOT cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Sancta". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Sancta.