Sancto

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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Sancto m. Latin sanctus 'consecrated, blessed; a saint'.

The name of a 10th C king of Leon, an 11th C king of Leon, Castile, and Galicia, a 12th C king of Castile, a 12th C king of Portugal, a 13th C king of Leon, Castile, and Galicia, a 13th C king of Portugal, and a 14th C king of Majorca.

France

Latin: ● 1273 Sanchi (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 30, Sanchii (gen) ibid. p. 30; 1283–86 Sanzii (gen) GasReg-A p. 227; 1287 Sancius (nom) ibid. p. 74; 1305 Sancii (gen) LibSenTou fol. 118; 1310 Sancius (nom) GasReg-A p. 217
Old French: ● 1301 Sains (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 240; 1313 Sanse Paris1313 p. 80; ◑ 1292 Santin 1292paris p. 2
Middle French: ◑ 1566 Sanson RegPCC-1 p. 239, Sanxon ibid. p. 244; 1588 Sanxon raymond1588 p. 567

Italy

Latin: ● 1348 Sancti (gen) INP 22, Sanctus (nom) ibid. 23; 1376 Sanches (gen) DouGen1 p. 220, Sanchi (gen) ibid. p. 215, Sanchii (gen) ibid. p. 218; ◑ 1387 Sanctutius (nom) Venditti II-23, Santutius (nom) ibid. II-17; 1522x1532 Santolus (nom) DSF p. 51, 7

Portugal

Latin: ● 1152 Sancii (gen) PHGCRP-I no. 3; 1189 Sancius (nom) ibid. no. 9; 1190 Sancius (nom) ibid. no. 8; 1209 Sancij (gen) ibid. no. 10, Sancius (nom) ibid. no. 10; 1211 Sancij (gen) ibid. no. 6, Sancio (abl) ibid. no. 6; 1217 Sancio (abl) ibid. no. 21, Sancius (nom) ibid. no. 21; 1221 Sancius (nom) ibid. no. 19; 1256 Sancij (gen) ibid. no. 17; 1269 Sancii (gen) ibid. no. 11
Portuguese-Galician: ● 1238 Sancho PHGCRP-I no. 22b

Spain

Catalan: ● 1510 Sancho valencia1510 3302, Sans ibid. 2399
Old Spanish: ● 1225 Sancho PHGCRP-I no. 15
Spanish: ● 1376 Sancho SanzSerrano; 1496 Sancho olite1496 p. 174; 1575 Sancho Catalogo-5.2 3834; 1576 Sancho ibid. 3944

Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sancto". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Sancto.