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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Cyprian m. Greek Κύπριος '[man] of Cyprus'.

The name of a 3rd C saint, a 4th C martyr, and a 5th C French saint.

England
Dutch
● 1595 Cijprianus AuFr Gabrij, Cypriaen ibid. Gabrij; 1596 Cijpriaen ibid. Gabri; 1598 Cijpriaen ibid. Gabri
France
Latin
● 1180 Cipriano (abl) RotScaNor p. 4
Middle French
● 1564 Ciprian RegPCC-1 p. 71; 1565 Ciprien ibid. p. 186; 1571 Cyprian ibid. p. 609, Cyprien ibid. p. 610
Germany
Latin
● 1394 Cyprianus (nom) SMM p. 185
Italy
Latin
● 1376 Cepriano (abl) DouGen1 p. 61; 1521 Cipriani (gen) VitAs2 III
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Cyprian". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Cyprian.