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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Durand m. Latin durans 'enduring, lasting, remaining'.

Dante is a contracted form.

England
Latin
1189 Durandus (nom) GASurv p. 121
France
Latin
937x993 Duranti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 86; 1029x1033 Durandus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1030 Durando (abl) StVdM-II 678; 1055 Durando (abl) ibid. 680; 1058 Durantus (nom) ibid. 694; 1060 Durando (abl) ibid. 704; 1060x1064 Durande (voc) ibid. 709, Durandi (gen) ibid. 660, Durando (dat) ibid. 709; 1062 Durandi (gen) ibid. 692, Durando (abl) ibid. 692; 1063 Durando (abl) ibid. 705; 1064 Durando (abl) ibid. 703; 1090x1101 Durandus (nom) CartStPC XLIII; a1108 Durandus (nom) ibid. XXI; 1121 Durandus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 1; 1135 Duranni (gen) ibid. 7, Durannus (nom) ibid. 7; 1147 Durandus (nom) ibid. 14, Duranni (gen) ibid. 19, Duranno (abl) ibid. 19, Durannus (nom) ibid. 16; 1163 Duranni (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI; 1163–64 Durannus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 108; 1164 Durannus (nom) ibid. 120; 1180 Durand (nom) RotScaNor p. 7, Durando (abl) ibid. p. 19, Durandus (nom) ibid. p. 18; 1258 Durandi (gen) ArrestReg-volI XII, BMV, Durandus (nom) ibid. XII, BMV; 1273 Durandus (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 32; 1274 Durandi (gen) ibid. p. 49; 1310/11 Durandus (nom) GasReg-A p. 100; 1310–11 Durandus (nom) ibid. p. 236; 1378 Durandi (gen) hanquetvol1 2083
Old French
1296 Durant paris1296 p. 11; 1313 Durant Paris1313 p. 6
Germany
Latin
825 Durandus (nom) InsMacon VI
Spain
Spanish
1316 Duran deMoxo; 1318 Duran ibid.; 1319 Duran ibid.; 1323 Duran ibid.; 1326 Duran ibid.; 1328 Duran ibid.; 1330 Duran ibid.; 1331 Duran ibid.; 1332 Duran ibid.; 1333 Duran ibid.; 1334 Duran ibid.; 1336 Duran ibid.; 1348 Duran ibid.
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Durand". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Durand.