The baby name Lancilotto is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_italian': '/lan.tʃiˈlɔt.to/', 'respelling_italian': 'lahn-CHEE-LOHT-toh'}.
Lancilotto is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Lancilotto is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA_italian': '/lan.tʃiˈlɔt.to/', 'respelling_italian': 'lahn-CHEE-LOHT-toh'}.
Lancilotto is Germanic in Origin.
Lancilotto is the Italian form of the Arthurian name Lancelot, borrowed from Old French Lancelot. The etymology is debated: many derive it from a Germanic short name Lanzo (from the element land, “territory”), expanded with the French diminutive -ot and adapted in Italian as -otto; others trace it to Old French ancel, “servant, attendant,” reinterpreted as l’Ancelot. Popular association with the weapon lance is secondary. Italian spellings vary between Lancillotto (most common), Lancellotto, and Lancilotto.
The name spread in Italy through medieval romance, notably the 12th‑century cycle beginning with Chrétien de Troyes’ Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette, and vernacular retellings such as Lancillotto del Lago. Dante alludes to the tale in Inferno V, showing its early fame. Modern use in Italy is rare and literary, evoking chivalry, loyalty, and the tragic passion of Lancelot and Ginevra. Related forms include French/English Lancelot and Italian Lanzilotto.
Lancilotto is absent from every birth registry and name dataset we follow. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. Whichever it is, scarcely anyone else carries it.
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