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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Saracen m. Latin Saracenus, late Greek Σαρακηνός 'Saracen'.

France
Middle French
1392 Sarrazin MemBret-II col. 610
Italy
Latin
1100 Sarracenus (nom) RCI-Cam1 630; 1285 Saraceni (gen) Perugia1285 p. 158
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Saracen". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Saracen.