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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Rascende f. Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt 'counsel, advice' + Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic *swinþaz 'strong'.

France
Latin
1101x1129 Rascendis (nom) CartStPC XVI
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Rascende". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Rascende.