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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Pleasant f. Latin placens, placentia 'pleasing, satisfying, giving pleasure'.

France
Latin
● 1179 Placentia (abl) clairvaux-12thc 181; 1274 Placentia (nom) RegToul-13thC p. 45, Placentiam (acc) ibid. p. 45
Middle French
● 1421 Plaisante favier 256
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Pleasant". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Pleasant.