Wace
m.
Old Cymraic *Wasso, Old Cornish Wasō or Old French Gace, Old German Waz(z)o, a hypocoristic of any of various names beginning Wad- or a derivative of Old Saxon waru, Old High German wara 'protection, watch'.
- Belgium
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- Middle Dutch
- ◑ 1336 Wasselin (nom) RSG1336-39 p. 1,
Wasseline (dat) ibid. p. 21;
1377 Wasselin (nom) RSG1376-89 p. 78
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ◑ 1583 Wasselyn SurMus p. 185
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1147 Vuazo (nom) clairvaux-12thc 19,
Wazone (abl) ibid. 19,
Wazonis (gen) ibid. 19;
1174 Wazonis (gen) ibid. 161;
1179 Wazo (nom) ibid. 181;
1209 Wassonis (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LII;
1245 Gazo (nom) NDParisII 2-LXX;
1258 Gazo (nom) ArrestReg-volI III, BMV;
1292 Gasce (nom) MemBret-I 1102
- ◑ 1135 Vaslinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1147 Vaslini (gen) ibid. 18,
Vaslino (abl) ibid. 18,
Vaslinus (nom) ibid. 17;
1179 Vaslino (abl) ibid. 177
- Old French
- ● 1292 Gace 1292paris p. 1;
1313 Gace Paris1313 p. 76
- ◑ 1313 Wasselin Paris1313 p. 12
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Gasce MemBret-II col. 600
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1197 Wazonis (gen) quix-vol1 83
- ◑ 1086 Wascelinus (nom) quix-vol1 61
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Waci (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 8
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Wace". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Wace.