- Tancred
Tancred or Tankred is a
masculine given name of Germanic origin, coming from "thank-" (thought) and "-rad" (counsel), meaning "well-thought advice". It was used in theHigh Middle Ages mainly by theNormans and especially associated with theHauteville family inItaly . It is rare today. Its Italian form is Tancredo and inLatin it is Tancredus. Its Italianpatronymic is Tancredi. Famous historical persons with the name include:*Tancred of Hauteville could refer to:
**Tancred of Hauteville , founder of theHauteville family
**Tancred, son of the above, stayed inNormandy
**Tancred, Prince of Galilee , a leader of theFirst Crusade
**Tancred, Prince of Bari , son ofRoger II of Sicily , and Prince of Taranto from 1132 to 1138
**Tancred, Count of Syracuse
**Tancred of Sicily ,King of Sicily in the late 12th century
*Tancred of Conversano , count ofBrindisi
*Tancred Tancredi , a Dominican friar
*Tancred of Bologna , a Dominican canonistIt is also carried by some fictional characters:
*Tancred of Salerno, character in Boccaccio's "Decameron "
*Tancred Torrson, a fictional character in Jenny Nimmo's "Children of the Red King " seriesSome works of art:
*"Tancred", a novel by published in 1847 byBenjamin Disraeli .
*"Tancred (play) ", a 19th century play byJohn Augustus Stone It was used as a surname in England:
*Lawson-Tancred Baronets , title held by ancientYorkshire familyAnd as a placename in America:
*Tancred, California , inYolo County
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