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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Scipio m. Latin scipio 'staff, walking stick', the name of a Roman cognomen.

Italy
Latin
1522x1532 Scipio (nom) DSF p. 56, 2, Scipioni (gen) ibid. p. 57, Scipionis (gen) ibid. p. 56, 1; 1527 Scipio (nom) Rome1527 p. 85
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Scipio". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Scipio.