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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Saul m. Hebrew שָׁאוּל 'prayed for, asked for, desired'.

The name of the Biblical first king of Israel. Wycliffite Bible: Saul.

Germany
Latin
● 1258 Saulo (abl) hennes-vol1 185
Italy
Latin
● 1376 Sauli (gen) DouGen1 p. 33, Saulo (abl) ibid. p. 111
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Saul". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Saul.