Gentle
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Latin gentilis 'Gentile, non-Jew; heathen, pagan; of the same clan, tribe, or family' developing into Old French gentil 'high-born, noble'.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1521 Gentilis (nom) VitAs2 III
- ◑ 1522x1532 Gentelina (nom) DSF p. 59, 46
- Spain
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- Catalan
- ● 1510 Gentil valencia1510 3239
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gentle". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Gentle.