Tancred
m.
Old Saxon thanc, thank 'thought' + Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt 'counsel, advice'.
The name of a 12th C king of Sicily.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Tancredus (nom) GASurv p. 149
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1114 Tancredi (gen) CartNDJosaphat IV;
1115 Tancredus (nom) ibid. VI;
1120 Tancredus (nom) ibid. VIII
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1198 Tancredi (gen) ChStBo1 III;
1285 Tancredi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Tancred". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Tancred.