Hesso
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A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Saxon hētha, Old High German heida, Gothic haiþi 'heath'.
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ◑ 1133 Hecelone (abl) CartStBert 13
- France
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- Latin
- ◑ 1133 Hescelini (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXX
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Hessi (nom) TradCorb §187;
847 Hessone (abl) HambUrk-vol1 XII;
1237 Hessone (abl) hennes-vol1 98
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1237 Hesse (nom) TirNot1 586
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hesso". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Hesso.