Tancred

Tancred or Tankred is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. Tankrad comes 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 as a first name, but still common as a Norman surname: Tanqueray. Its Italian form is Tancredi and in Latin it is Tancredus. Its Italian patronymic is also 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
• Tankrad, abbot of Prüm Abbey in the 9th century

It is also carried by some fictional characters:

• Tancred of Salerno, character in Boccaccio's Decameron
• Tancred Torrson, a character in Jenny Nimmo's "Children of the Red King" series
• Tancred, a character in the computer game Diablo 2
• Tancred, a character in Summoner, known as the "King of Fleas"

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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