Latinized Italian Men's Names from Turin, 1390

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2013 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 29Sep13

The following names are taken from a list of members of the Societas Sancti Ioannis Baptiste de Taurino, the Society of Saint John the Baptist in Turin. The statues of the society were recordedin 1389, and the following year an appendix was added listing the names of the members.

The names are all recorded in Latin and so don't necessarily reflect the spoken Italian forms in use at the time. Turin is the capital of the Piedmont region, where Piemontese was the spoken dialect.

Masculine given names, by frequency

Name	Number	Notes
Iohannes	28
Iohannes	21
Iohanninus	5	dim.
Iohannotus	2	dim.
Anthonius	19
Anthonius	18
Antonius	1
Petrus	19
Petrus	17
Perotus	1	dim.
Perronetus	1	dim.
Iacobinus	18
Iacobinus	9	dim.
Iacobus	9
Bartholomeus	9
Guillielmus	9
Guillielmus	4
Guillelmus	3
Vuillielmus	2
Michael	9
Michael	8
Micheletus	1	dim.
Dominicus	8
Martinus	6
Martinus	5
Martinacius	1	dim.
Nicolinus	6
Nicolinus	3	dim.
Nicholaus	1
Nicolaus	1
Nicoletus	1	dim.
Bertinus	5
Bertinus	2	dim.
Bertholotus	1	dim.
Bertolotus	1	dim.
Bertulinus	1	dim.
Georgius	5
Georgius	3
Georginus	2	dim.
Thomas	5
Franciscus	4
Franciscus	3
Cechinus	1	dim.
Facius	3
Facius	2
Facinus	1	dim.
Henriazius	3
Henriazius	1	dim.
Henricus	1
Henrietus	1	dim.
Ludovicus	3
Stephanus	3
Andreas	2
Andreas	1
Andreonus	1	dim.
Gaspardinus	2
Gaspardinus	1	dim.
Gaspardus	1
Richardellus	2
Richardellus	1	dim.
Rizardus	1
Ardicio	1
Aymonetus	1
Bastardinus	1
Benentinus	1
Borgonus	1
Catelanus	1
Christoforus	1
Fontana	1
Gervaxius	1
Hugonetus	1
Iordanus	1
Lazarus	1
Malaninus	1
Mamerius	1
Manfredus	2
Massa	1
Maynardus	1
Obertus	1
Odonus	1
Philippus	1
Pirius	1
Pizen	1
Raymondellus	1	dim.
Remigius	1
Rolandinus	1	dim.
Ruffinus	1	dim.
Tibaldus	1
Turinetus	1
Ursinus	1	dim.
Vincentius	1
Viventius	1
Zarla	1

Bynames, alphabetically

In this list I have omitted things like filius eius 'his son'. I have also ignored the preposition de and linking words like dictus when alphabetizing.

1 had two bynames, family name + locative.

1 had two bynames, locative + locative.

1 had two bynames, locative + dictus.

1 had two given names.

Name	Number	Notes
Aburratus	1
filius Agheti Bergerii	1
Alamanus	1	desc. 'German'.
de Alera	1
de Alpinis	1
Alpinus	3
de Amedeo	1
de Arleo	1	I'm not certain of the spelling; the entry was difficult to read.
Aynardus	1
Balesterius	1
Baravayrius	1
Bardus	1
de Baudisserio	1
de Baudisseto	1
Baudoinus	1
de Bayasco	2
Bayverius	1
Becarius	1
Becus	1
Belatus	3
Belletus	1
Berterius	1
Bidalis	1
Bocazinus	1
de Bocio	1
Bonezatus	1
Bonezius	2
Boninus	1
Borgognonus	1
Braglardinus	1
de Brosulo	1
Broxa	1
Brusatus	1
Bruxa	1
Buciffardus	2
de Burgo	3
Burrionus	1
de Caburetto	1
Caffazius	1
Calcagnus	4
Caramelator	1
de Cavaglata	3
de la Caza	3
Cazius	1
Ceresotus	1
Cerexia	1
de Clementia	1
de Coleto	1
de Collegio	2
Cornagla	4
de Corvexio	2
Cravinus	1
Deserta	1
Exzandus	1
de Feleto	2
Ferrerius	1
de Fiano	1
Fontaney	1
Fornaserius	2
Fornerius	3
Fortis	1
de fratre Facio	1
Fretolus	1
Garda	1
Gastaudus	3
de Gazino	1
de Givaleto	1
Granerius	1
Gresella	1
de Gruliasco	1
Gunzius	1
de Hubiatis	1
de Lucento	1
Malcavalerius	1
dictus Maneoxus	1
Masochus	2
Mazochus	4
Mazotus	1
Molinerius	1
de Monteacuto	1
Murator	5
Navonus	1
Novola	2
de Odono	1
Pelizonus	3
Perazinotus	1
Perrazius	1
Pevia	1
de Peza	2
Piagerius	1
Pitronus	1
de Planeciis	1
Polaster	1
Polletus	1
de Ponza	1
Portavini	1
de la Raveta	1
de Reano	2
Roba	2
de la Rocha	1
Ruffinetus	1
de S. Benigno	2
de S. Mauro	1
Salla	1
Servotus	1
de Solerolio	1
de Sulois	1
Taborninus	1
Textor	1
Thomas	1
Tinturerius	1
Toffange	1
Torta	1
de Turre	1
Vachayrotus	1
de Vado	4
de la Valdoc	1
Vaudegna	1
Vaudagnotus	1
Vezotus	1
Vicecomes	1	desc. 'viscount'.
de la Vota	1
Zapey	1
Zarbonerius	1
de la Zopa	1

Source:

Miscellanea di storia italiana, vol. 11 (1870).