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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Roscelin m. An Old Frankish diminutive of Old Saxon hrōth, Old High German hruod 'fame'.

France
Latin
1101x1129 Roscelinus (nom) CartStPC XVIII; 1107 Roscelinus (nom) ibid. XVII; 1127 Roscelini (gen) ibid. XIX; 1138x1148 Rocelino (abl) clairvaux-12thc 21; 1139 Rocelino (abl) HAP p. 371; 1143 Roscelinus (nom) ibid. p. 373; 1147 Rocelini (gen) clairvaux-12thc 15, Rocelinus (nom) ibid. 14, Roscelini (gen) ibid. 14, Roscelinus (nom) ibid. 16; 1163 Rocellini (gen) ibid. 99, Roscelinus (nom) ibid. 104; 1166 Roscelini (nom) ibid. 129
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Roscelin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Roscelin.