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Sancho.

a male given name, feminine equivalent Sancha

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈsɐ̃.ʃu/Brazil/ˈsɐ̃.ʃu/Portugal/ˈsɐ̃t.ʃu/Northern, Portugal
  1. a male given name, feminine equivalent Sancha

    masculine
    D. Sancho I foi rei de Portugal.
    O Sancho Pança é uma personagem do Dom Quixote.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *sh₂nékti Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Italic *-iō Proto-Italic *sankiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *sanktos Latin sānctus Late Latin Sānctius Old Galician-Portuguese Sancho Portuguese Sancho Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Sancho, from Late Latin Sānctius.

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