Serlo
m.
Old English searo, Old High German saro 'device, contrivance; armour, war equipment'.
The English form Serl is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Serlsoñ (WRYPT1 p. 320).
- England
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- Latin
- ● c1132 Serlone (abl) MemStMF II-I;
1181 Serlo (nom) StPaulDom p. 113;
1222 Serlo (nom) ibid. p. 22
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1121 Serlo (nom) CartNDJosaphat X;
c1140 Serlo (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCVIII;
c1175–1180 Serlo (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 67;
1180 Sarlonis (gen) RotScaNor p. 22,
Serlo (nom) ibid. p. 4,
Serlone (abl) ibid. p. 4
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Serle (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 24
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Serlo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Serlo.