Tancredi

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Italian form of TANCRED. Gioachino Rossini used this name in his opera 'Tancredi' (1813).

TANCRED   male   Old Norman
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).
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Thankarat
OLD NORMAN: Tancred
SPANISH: Tancredo