Salo
m.
A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Icelandic salr, Old German sele, Old High German sal 'house, dwelling, hall', or this element used as a standalone monothematic name.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ◑ 928 Salacho (nom) UrkStyria 18
- France
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- Latin
- ● 2h12thC Salo (nom) NotSLdN III;
1139 Salo (nom) HAP p. 371;
1143 Salo (nom) ibid. p. 373;
1166 Salone (abl) clairvaux-12thc 130;
1177 Salo (nom) ibid. 165
- ◑ 1083 Salico (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 119
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1014 Sala (nom) CDCB-XV LangwardSa
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Salo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Salo.