At 8:48:36 PM on Sunday, June 15, 2003, Richard Wordingham
wrote:
> Spanish Sancho also appears to
> derive from Latin sanctus. (The
> normal word for 'holy' is santo <
> *santus.)
In strictly onomastic sources I have usually seen it
ascribed to Latin <Sanctius>. In the Castilian and
Aragonese citations that I've seen from the period 900-1300,
<Sancio> is by far the most common form, followed by
<Sancho>. Others include <Santio>, <Sancius>, <Sanzio>,
<Sanctius>, <Sanc,io>, <Sango>, <Santius>, and <Sanxo>.
Brian