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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Bergamo m. Latin Bergomum, Proto-Germanic *bergaz 'mountain', the name of an Italian city also used as a personal name.

Italy
Latin
● 1265x1339 Bergami (gen) BBC-Berg 416
◑ 1265x1339 Bergamini (gen) BBC-Berg 60; 1274 Bergaminus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1282 Bergaminus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bergamo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Bergamo.