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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Abbo m. Proto-Germanic *abô 'husband, man' or a pet form of any of various names beginning with Old High German alb 'elf', such as Alberich.

The name of a 10th C French saint.

France
Latin
1174 Abelini (gen) clairvaux-12thc 161
1174 Abelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 161
Germany
Latin
963x1023 Abbo (nom) TradCorb §228
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Abbo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Abbo.