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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Poubelle f. Old French poi 'little' + Old French biau, belle 'beautiful'.

France
Middle French
● 1421 Poubelle favier p. 165
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Poubelle". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Poubelle.