Tancred 157914 221267801 2008-06-23T19:55:55Z Srnec 494861 clumping Hautevilles together '''Tancred''' or '''Tankred''' is a [[masculine]] [[given name]] of [[Germanic languages|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 language|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 [[Taranto#Feudal Principality of Taranto (1088-1465)|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 [[Giovanni Boccaccio|Boccaccio]]'s ''[[Decameron]]'' *Tancred Torrson, a fictional character in Jenny Nimmo's "[[Children of the Red King]]" series Some works of art: *''[[Tancred (novel)|Tancred]]'', a novel by published in [[1847 in literature|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]] {{disambig}} [[cy:Tancred (gwahaniaethu)]] [[de:Tankred]] [[fr:Tancrède]] [[ko:탕크레드]] [[ja:タンクレーディ]] [[pt:Tancredo]] [[ru:Танкред]]