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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gauzo m. A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Tribal name Gaut 'Geat, Goth'.

Czech Republic
Latin
1348 Goslinus (nom) chlumecky 10
England
Latin
1189 Gocelini (gen) GASurv p. 127, Gocelinus (nom) ibid. p. 105; 1381 Gocelinus (nom) FenPT-2 p. 8
Early Modern English
1485 Gessilyne WillsInv LXIX
France
Latin
1180 Josce (gen) RotScaNor p. 16
1047 Gosleni (gen) CartNDSaintes II, Joscelini (gen) ibid. II; 1067 Goscelini (gen) ibid. XII; 1067x1074 Goscelinus (nom) ibid. XIII; 1067x1086 Goscelini (gen) ibid. XIV; 1079x1081 Joscelino (abl) ibid. XXI; 1107 Goslinus (nom) CartStPC V, Joscelinus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1115 Goscelino (dat) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1119 Gocelinus (nom) ibid. VII; 1120 Goscelino (abl) ibid. VIII, Goscelinus (nom) ibid. VIII; 1121 Gocelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 1; 1131 Goscelino (abl) CartNDSaintes XXII; 1135 Joscelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7; 1141 Gosleno (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXI; 1146 Goislenus (nom) ibid. CXII; 1163 Joscelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 95; 1171 Joscelinus (nom) ibid. 141; 1179 Joscelini (gen) ibid. 178, Joscelinus (nom) ibid. 177, Joslenus (nom) ibid. 180; 1180 Goscelino (abl) RotScaNor p. 35, Joislini (gen) ibid. p. 22, Joscelino (abl) ibid. p. 12, Joscelinus (nom) ibid. p. 4; 1378 Gosselini (gen) hanquetvol1 2358
Ireland
Latin
fin12thC Gocelinus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 20
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gauzo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Gauzo.