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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Samaritana f. Latin Samaritana 'Samaritan, woman from Samaria'.

The singular instance of this name belongs to a nun, so it may be a conversion name.

Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Samaritana". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Samaritana.