Tancred

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 the High Middle Ages mainly by the Normans and especially associated with the Hauteville family in Italy. It is rare today. Its Italian form is Tancredo and in Latin it is Tancredus. Its Italian patronymic is Tancredi. Famous historical persons with the name include:

*Tancred of Hauteville could refer to:
**Tancred of Hauteville, founder of the Hauteville family
**Tancred, son of the above, stayed in Normandy
**Tancred, Prince of Galilee, a leader of the First Crusade
**Tancred, Prince of Bari, son of Roger 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 of Brindisi
*Tancred Tancredi, a Dominican friar
*Tancred of Bologna, a Dominican canonist

It 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" series

Some works of art:
*"Tancred", a novel by published in 1847 by Benjamin Disraeli.
*"Tancred (play)", a 19th century play by John Augustus Stone

It was used as a surname in England:
*Lawson-Tancred Baronets, title held by ancient Yorkshire family

And as a placename in America:
*Tancred, California, in Yolo County


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