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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Sancta f. Latin sancta 'consecrated, sacred; divine, holy; pious, just'.

The name of an 11th C queen of Leon, a 12th C queen of Aragon, a 12th C queen of Navarre, and a 14th C queen of Naples.

England
English
1572 Sence StAnthonlin p. 22; 1579 Sence ibid. p. 27
France
Latin
1301 Sancta (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 245
Old French
1296 Sanceline paris1296 p. 16
Italy
Latin
1522x1532 Santelle (gen) DSF p. 52, 36; 1527 Sancta (nom) Rome1527 p. 89
1522x1532 Santella (nom) DSF p. 51, 23
Spain
Spanish
1333 Sancha deMoxo
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Sancta". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Sancta.