Hessa
f.
A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Old Saxon hētha, Old High German heida, Gothic haiþi 'heath'.
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1379x1383 Hesse BbRT p. 336
- France
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- Latin
- ◑ 1194 Hescelina (nom) CartNDdOurscamp CLVI;
1267 Hecelina (nom) NDParisII 2-II
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hessa". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Hessa.