Vermilius
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Old French vermeillon 'vermilion, right red' from Latin vermiculus 'little worm', in reference to Kermes vermilio, from which crimson dye was made.
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1326 Vermilei (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 427,
Vermilii (gen) ibid. no. 427,
Vermilio (abl) ibid. no. 428,
Vermilium (acc) ibid. no. 430,
Vermilius (nom) ibid. no. 427
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Vermilius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Vermilius.