Azo
m.
A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old High German adal 'noble'.
The double diminutive Ascelin outstripped the root form in popularity by the 12th C or so.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1047 Azonis (gen) CartNDSaintes II;
1138x1162 Aszo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 61
- ◑ 1029x1033 Ascelinus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1115 Acelino (abl) CartNDJosaphat V;
1147 Acelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 19,
Ascelini (gen) ibid. 19,
Ascelinus (nom) ibid. 18;
1180 Ascelino (abl) RotScaNor p. 11;
1378 Ascelino (dat) hanquetvol1 551
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 948 Azzonis (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXXV;
1020 Azo (nom) quix-vol1 58
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Azo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Azo.