The diminutive Lancelot was, due to the influence of the Arthurian character by the same name, far more popular throughout the later Middle Ages than the radiconym.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1353 Lansony (dat) chlumecky 85;
1355 Lancz (nom) ibid. 69
- ◑ 1358 Lanczlini (gen) chlumecky 268, p. 32,
Lanczlinum (acc) ibid. 463, p. 39,
Lanczlinus (nom) ibid. 267, p. 32
- England
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- Latin
- ◑ 1554 Lawncelett (nom) StMartF p. 58;
1555 Lawncelott (nom) ibid. p. 58
- Dutch
- ◑ 1571 Lansloot AuFr Perremans;
1574 Lanselot ibid. Carremans
- Early Modern English
- ◑ 1485 Lancelot WillsInv LXIX;
1547 Lanslet ibid. XCIV;
1550 Lancelot RegIng p. 3;
1557 Lancelote PRThirsk p. 2,
Lancelott bruton1 p. 2;
1560 Lancelott ibid. p. 31;
1561 Launcelott ibid. p. 110;
1562 Lancellott ibid. p. 32;
1564 Launcellott ibid. p. 111;
1571 Launcellott ibid. p. 113;
1580 Lancelot BUmar-vol9 p. 6;
1583/4 Lancelet BEmar-vol1 p. 11;
1588 Launcellott bruton1 p. 9;
1589 Launcellott ibid. p. 49;
1592 Launcellott ibid. p. 52;
1594 Lancellot ibid. p. 122,
Lancelot BUmar-vol9 p. 8,
Launcellott bruton1 p. 53;
1595 Launcellot ibid. p. 10;
1596 Launcellott ibid. p. 55;
1597 Launcellott ibid. p. 56;
1599 Lancellye BEmar-vol2 p. 131,
Lancelot RegFord p. 3,
Launcellott bruton1 p. 57
- France
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- Latin
- ◑ 1269 Lancelini (gen) NDParisII 2-III
- Middle French
- ◑ 1392 Lancelot MemBret-II col. 611,
Lansselot ibid. col. 613;
1393 Lancelot ibid. col. 619;
1415[1469x1471] Lancellot (nom) Waurin p. 227,
Lancelot ibid. p. 225;
1421 Lancelet favier 1149,
Lancelot ibid. p. 239;
1438 Lancelot ibid. 13
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● c1070 Lanzo (nom) UrkStyria 72,
Lanzone (abl) ibid. 73;
1186 Lanzo (nom) quix-vol2 123
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ◑ 1444 Launcelot (acc) RegOct 83;
1490/1 Laucelote (acc) ibid. 3,
Launcelote (nom) ibid. 3;
1491 Launcelote (nom) ibid. 4
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1198 Lanzus (nom) ChStBo1 V;
1236 Lanço (abl) TirNot1 12
- ◑ 1464 Lancelotus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI
- Italian
- ◑ 1513x1521 Lancellotto LeoX p. 22,
Lancillotto ibid. p. 17
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Lance". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Lance.