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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Mauro m. Latin Maurus 'Moor'.

The name of a 3rd C martyr, a 6th C saint, a 7th C Bulgar ruler, and an 11th C saint.

England
Dutch
● 1578 Maurus AuFr Eecholt; 1580 Maurus ibid. Eeckoutz; 1583 Maurus ibid. Eeckoudt; 1585 Maurus ibid. Eechout; 1586 Maurus ibid. Eechout; 1587 Maurus ibid. Eechout; 1588 Maurus ibid. Eeckhoff; 1591 Maurus ibid. Eeckhoff; 1592 Maurus ibid. Echholt; 1597 Maurus ibid. Eechout
France
Latin
● c550 Maurus (nom) DCEL-2 Add. I; c823 Maurus (nom) irminon-vol2 1, p. 21
Ireland
Early Modern English
● 1539/40 Maurus Fiants-1 99
Italy
Latin
● 1376 Mauro (abl) DouGen1 p. 192, Moro (abl) ibid. p. 24
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Mauro". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Mauro.