Doda
f.
A hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with Do-, formed by reduplication, or possibly from either Old High German toto 'sponsor, godparent' or Old High German *dodh 'judgement'.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Doda (nom) irminon-vol2 52, Ved;
1143 Doe (gen) clairvaux-12thc 10;
1166 Doa (abl) ibid. 129,
Doe (gen) ibid. 129;
1179 Doa (abl) ibid. 181
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1086 Dutha (abl) quix-vol1 61
- Spain
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- Latin
- ● 1006 Tota (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXVI;
1124 Tota (acc) CDSS III
- Spanish
- ● 1318 Toda deMoxo
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Doda". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Doda.