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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Regina f. Latin regina 'queen'.

The name of a 3rd C French martyr.

England
Early Modern English
1562/3 Regina RegBisham p. 1
France
Latin
c823 Regina (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved; 1138x62 Regina (nom) clairvaux-12thc 79, Regine (gen) ibid. 79; 1147 Regina (abl) ibid. 19; 1171 Regina (abl) ibid. 142, Regine (gen) ibid. 145; 1172 Regina (abl) ibid. 149; 1179 Regina (abl) ibid. 174, Regine (gen) ibid. 174; 1180 Regine (gen) RotScaNor p. 16
Germany
Latin
1291 Regina (nom) hennes-vol1 321
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Rayna (nom) BBC-Berg 62, Regina (nom) ibid. 89
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Regina". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Regina.