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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Novel m. Latin novellus 'young, tender'.

Italy
Latin
1376 Novello (abl) DouGen1 p. 37
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Novel". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Novel.