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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Manfred m. Old High German man 'man' + Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu 'peace'.

The name of a 13th C king of Sicily.

France
Latin
1153 Manfredus (nom) CartNDSaintes IX; 1163 Mainfridus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 99; 1167 Mamfredus (nom) CartNDSaintes X
Italy
Latin
1326 Manfredo (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 441
1326 Manfredino (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 438
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Manfred". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Manfred.