Betto
m.
A hypocoristic of any of various names containing Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1030 Petto (nom) UrkStyria 48
- ◑ 776 Pezzila (nom) FRA-XXXL 4;
c1050 Pezili (nom) UrkStyria 58;
c1066 Pezili (nom) ibid. 68;
c1100 Pecelin (nom) ibid. 92
- France
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- Latin
- ● 695 Bettonis (gen) DCEL-2 Add. VII;
699 Bettuni (abl) ibid. Add. X;
700 Betune (abl) ibid. XIV;
814 Beto (nom) StVdM-II G1;
1038 Beto (nom) ibid. 719;
1060 Beto (nom) ibid. 730
- ◑ 697 Bettolinus (nom) DCEL-2 Add. IX;
699 Bettolinus (nom) Chart7th p. 570;
780 Bettholinus (nom) CartNoaille I
- Germany
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- Latin
- ◑ c1070 Pecili (nom) UrkStyria 72
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 827 Petto (nom) FRA-XXXL 11;
828 Petto (nom) ibid. 12;
1265x1339 Betti (gen) BBC-Berg 175;
1366 Betti (gen) Livi 3
- ◑ 827 Pezzi (nom) FRA-XXXL 11;
1265x1339 Betini (gen) BBC-Berg 139
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Betto". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Betto.