Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Gentile m. Latin gentilis 'Gentile, non-Jew; heathen, pagan; of the same clan, tribe, or family'.

England
Early Modern English
● 1587 Jentile StAnthonlin p. 32
Italy
Latin
● 1376 Gemtillis (gen) DouGen1 p. 234, Gentille (abl) ibid. p. 50, Gentillis (gen) ibid. p. 222; 1387 Gentilis (gen) Venditti II-491; 1391 Gentilem (acc) ibid. I-1, Gentili (dat) ibid. I-1; 1470 Gentilj (abl) RCCaetani6 1192; 1521 Gentile (abl) VitAs2 III; 1522x1532 Gentilis (nom) DSF p. 54, 58; 1527 Gentilis (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
Italian
● 1429–1430 Gentile DiaryLMA p. 247; 1513x1521 Gentile LeoX p. 32
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gentile". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Gentile.