Amant
m.
Latin amandus 'meant to be loved'.
The name of a 7th C French saint.
- Belgium
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- Middle Dutch
- ● 1415 Amant (dat) AM6 p. 26
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Amant BoonenGes p. 368
- England
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- Walloon
- ● 1584 Amand RWC p. 9
- France
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- Latin
- ● 694 Amandi (gen) DCEL-2 Add. VI;
825 Amandus (nom) InsMacon V;
1378 Amando (dat) hanquetvol1 1652,
Amandus (nom) ibid. 2433
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1300 Amantonis (gen) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 50
- Switzerland
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- Early New High German
- ● 1553 Amandum (gen) MHCG2 330;
1554 Amandus (nom) ibid. 331
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Amant". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Amant.