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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Formosus m. Latin formosus 'beautiful, handsome, fair'.

The name of a 9th C pope.

Germany
Latin
895 Formosus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XXV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Formosus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Formosus.