Clemence
f.
Latin clemens 'merciful, loving; mild, gentle'; fem. of Clement.
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Clementia (nom) JeanIII p. 28
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1381 Clemence (abl) Suffolk1381 p. 93,
Clemencia (nom) ibid. p. 117
- Middle English
- ● 1415 clemens EEW p. 25;
1434 Clemens ibid. p. 97
- Early Modern English
- ● 1547 Clement StAnthonlin p. 6;
1590 Clemence DEmar-vol2 p. 22
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1301 Clementia (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 177
- Old French
- ● 1301 Climenche (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 282;
1313 Climence Paris1313 p. 27
- Middle French
- ● 1565 Clémence RegPCC-1 p. 178
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Clementia (nom) Rome1527 p. 90
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 14thCx1478 Clemencia (nom) Ob-SPVn (11)
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Clemence". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Clemence.