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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Dada f. A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Saxon dād, Old High German tāt, Gothic πŒ³πŒ΄πŒΈπƒ 'deed, act'.

France
Latin
● 814 Deda (nom) StVdM-II B2
Germany
Latin
● 822x875 Tade (abl) TradCorb Β§141
Italy
Latin
● 827 Tata (abl) FRA-XXXL 11
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Dada". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Dada.