Belladonna

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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

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Belladonna f. Latin bella 'beautiful, charming, pleasant' + Italian donna 'lady' from Latin domina 'lady'.

Italy

Latin: ● 1265x1339 Belladona (nom) BBC-Berg 187

Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Belladonna". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Belladonna.