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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gospatric m. Old Breton uuas, guas 'servant', Middle Welsh gwas 'servant, vassal' + Patrick, 'servant of [saint] Patrick'.

The name of a number of 11th-12th C earls of Dunbar.

Scotland
Latin
c1117 Cospatrico (dat) ESC XXX; c1118 Cospatrico (dat) ibid. XXXII; c1120 Cospatrico (abl) ibid. XXXV, Gospatricius (nom) ibid. XXXVI; 1124 Cospatric (nom) ibid. L, Gospatricio (abl) ibid. XLIX; a1177 Cospatrico (abl) CartNBer 3
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gospatric". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Gospatric.