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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Serlo m. Old English searo, Old High German saro 'device, contrivance; armour, war equipment'.

England
Latin
c1132 Serlone (abl) MemStMF II-I
France
Latin
1121 Serlo (nom) CartNDJosaphat X; c1140 Serlo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVIII; 1180 Sarlonis (gen) RotScaNor p. 22, Serlo (nom) ibid. p. 4, Serlone (abl) ibid. p. 4
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Serle (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 24
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Serlo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Serlo.