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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Aquilina f. A diminutive of Latin aquila 'eagle' or 'dark-colored, swarthy'.

The name of 3rd C saint.

France
Latin
657 Aquilina (nom) DCEL-2 CCCXXVIII; 11thC Aquilena (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 135, Aquilene (gen) ibid. 135
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Aquilina". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Aquilina.