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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Guardia f. Italian guardia, from Latin gardia 'wardship, guardianship', Spanish guarda 'guard, ward'.

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◑ 1510 Guardiola valencia1510 4467
Preview. DO NOT cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Guardia". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Guardia.