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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Allegro m. Latin alacer 'lively, cheerful, happy'.

Italy
Latin
● 1367 Allegri (gen) Livi 118; 1464 Alegrus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI
◑ 1450 Allegrinus (nom) VitAs2 VIII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Allegro". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Allegro.