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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Esperanza f. Latin sperantia 'hopeful'.

Italy
Latin
● 1522x1532 Sperancza (nom) DSF p. 59, 48
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Sperança valencia1510 3242
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Esperanza". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Esperanza.