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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Saracena f. Latin Saracenus, late Greek Σαρακηνός 'Saracen'.

France
Latin
a1163 Saracena (abl) clairvaux-12thc 97; 1163–64 Saracena (nom) ibid. 108, Sarracena (nom) ibid. 108; 1164 Saracena (nom) ibid. 120; 1179 Sarracena (abl) ibid. 178
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Saracena". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Saracena.