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View Name: Sancho


SANCHO
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Spanish
PRONOUNCED: SAHN-cho   [key]
Meaning & History
Possibly a Spanish form of the Late Latin name Sanctius, which was derived from the word sanctus meaning "saintly, holy". Alternatively, Sancho and Sanctius may be derived from an older Iberian name. This was the name of a 9th-century saint who was martyred by the Moors at Cordoba. It was also borne by several Spanish and Portuguese kings. Miguel de Cervantes used it in his novel 'Don Quixote' (1605), where it belongs to the squire of Don Quixote.
Related Names
FEMININE FORMS: Sanchia, Sancha
OTHER LANGUAGES: Sanctius (Late Roman), Sans (Medieval Spanish)



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