Sancta
f.
Latin sancta 'consecrated, sacred; divine, holy; pious, just'.
The name of an 11th C queen of Leon, a 12th C queen of Aragon, a 12th C queen of Navarre, and a 14th C queen of Naples.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1572 Sence StAnthonlin p. 22;
1579 Sence ibid. p. 27
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1301 Sancta (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 245
- ◑ 1270 Sancelina (nom) NDParisII 2-XLI
- Old French
- ◑ 1296 Sanceline paris1296 p. 16
- Middle French
- ● 1564 Saincte RegPCC-1 p. 92;
1565 Saincte ibid. p. 180;
1567 Saincte ibid. p. 291;
1568 Seincte ibid. p. 392;
1571 Saincte ibid. p. 460
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1527 Sancta (nom) Rome1527 p. 89
- ◑ 1522x1532 Santella (nom) DSF p. 51, 23,
Santelle (gen) ibid. p. 52, 36
- Portugal
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- Latin
- ● 1189 Sancia (abl) PHGCRP-I no. 9;
1190 Sancia (nom) ibid. no. 8;
1209 Sancia (nom) ibid. no. 10;
1269 Sanciæ (dat) ibid. no. 11
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1190 Sancia (nom) CDCB-XV MMCCVII
- Spanish
- ● 1333 Sancha deMoxo
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Sancta". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Sancta.