`Sancho'

[Rick Mc Callister]

This definitely makes sense re: the name Sancho. But there's also Old
Spanish and non-standard Spanish <sancho>, used instead of <santo>.

>Larry Trask wrote:

>> By the way, is it certain that <Santo(s)> is a development of <Sancho>?

>In strictly onomastic sources I have usually seen them ascribed to Latin
><Sanctus> and <Sanctius> respectively.  In the Castilian and Aragonese
>citations that I've seen from the period 900-1300, <Sancio> is by far
>the most common form, followed by <Sancho>.  Others include <Santio>,
><Sancius>, <Sanzio>, <Sanctius>, <Sanc,io>, <Sango>, <Santius>, and
><Sanxo>.

>Brian M. Scott