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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Averroes m. Latin Averroes, a Latinization of Ibn Rushd (Arabic ابن رشد), the byname of an influential 12th C philosopher.

Cf. Aristotle.

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Latin
● 1562 Averreis (nom) RegSoABap p. 6
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Averroes". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Averroes.