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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Palma f. Latin palma 'palm, hand; palm tree, branch'.

Italy
Latin
1310 Palma (nom) MonRav-2 CCCL; 1522x1532 Palma (nom) DSF p. 51, 6
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Palma". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Palma.