Lanfranc
m.
Old High German lant, Old Saxon land 'land' + Latin Francus, Old High German Franko, French Franc 'a Frank, a Frenchman', later 'free man'.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Lanfranci (gen) BBC-Berg 98,
Lanfrançii (gen) ibid. 178;
1326 Lanfranco (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 442
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1070x1089 Lanfrancus (nom) ESC IX;
1115 Lanfrancus (nom) ibid. XXVIII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Lanfranc". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Lanfranc.