TANCRED Gender: Masculine Usage: Ancient Germanic Pronounced: TANG-krid (English)   [key] Norman form of a Germanic name meaning "thought and counsel", derived from the elements thank "thought" and rad "counsel". This was the name of a leader of the First Crusade, described by Torquato Tasso in his epic poem 'Jerusalem Delivered' (1580).

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