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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gauzo m. A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Tribal name Gaut 'Geat, Goth'.

Czech Republic
Latin
1348 Goslinus (nom) chlumecky 10
England
Latin
1185x1186 Joscelinus (nom) PR-XXXVI p. 6; 1189 Gocelini (gen) GASurv p. 127, Gocelinus (nom) ibid. p. 105; 1222 Goscelini (gen) StPaulDom p. 106; 1381 Gocelinus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 8
Early Modern English
1485 Gessilyne WillsInv LXIX
France
Latin
1180 Josce (gen) RotScaNor p. 16
1047 Gosleni (gen) CartNDSaintes II, Joscelini (gen) ibid. II; 1067 Goscelini (gen) ibid. XII; 1067x1074 Goscelinus (nom) ibid. XIII; 1067x1086 Goscelini (gen) ibid. XIV; 1079x1081 Joscelino (abl) ibid. XXI; 1107 Goslinus (nom) CartStPC V, Joscelinus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1115 Goscelino (dat) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1119 Gocelinus (nom) ibid. VII; 1120 Goscelino (abl) ibid. VIII, Goscelinus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1121 Gocelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 1; 1131 Goscelino (abl) CartNDSaintes XXII; 1135 Joscelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1141 Gosleno (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXI; 1146 Goislenus (nom) ibid. CXII; 1163 Joscelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 95; 1171 Joscelinus (nom) ibid. 141; 1179 Joscelini (gen) ibid. 178, Joscelinus (nom) ibid. 177, Joslenus (nom) ibid. 180; 1180 Goscelino (abl) RotScaNor p. 35, Joislini (gen) ibid. p. 22, Joscelino (abl) ibid. p. 12, Joscelinus (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1378 Gosselini (gen) hanquetvol1 2358
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Gocelinus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 20
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gauzo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Gauzo.