Benno
m.
A hypocoristic of any of various names begining with Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear'.
The name of an 11th C German saint.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1030 Penno (nom) UrkStyria 48;
c1100 Penno (nom) ibid. 89
- ◑ c1100 Benicho (nom) UrkStyria 89
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 963x1023 Benno (nom) TradCorb §226
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1096 Penno (nom) UrkStyria 88;
1265x1339 Benne (gen) BBC-Berg 1692
- ◑ 1366 Benozzius (nom) Livi 16;
1368 Benato (abl) ibid. 229,
Benoczio (abl) ibid. 194,
Benozzus (gen) ibid. 209,
Noczius (nom) ibid. 202
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 855 Benno (nom) OrkGZ no. 45
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Benno". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Benno.