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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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.

England
Latin
◑ 1189 Acelinus (nom) GASurv p. 230
France
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; 1173 Ascelinus (nom) ibid. 155; 1174 Ascelinus (nom) ibid. 161; 1179 Accelinus (nom) ibid. 173, Acelini (gen) ibid. 181, Acelinus (nom) ibid. 172, Ecelinus (nom) ibid. 181; 1180 Ascelino (abl) RotScaNor p. 11; 1378 Ascelino (dat) hanquetvol1 551
Germany
Latin
● 948 Azzonis (gen) HambUrk-vol1 XXXV; 1020 Azo (nom) quix-vol1 58
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Ace (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 6
◑ fin12thC Asilini (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 14
Italy
Latin
◑ 1376 Acelino (abl) DouGen1 p. 18, Acelinus (nom) ibid. p. 218
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Azo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Azo.