Sancho

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The name Sancho (Spanish: [ˈsantʃo]) is an Iberian name of Basque origin (Santxo, Santzo, Santso, Antzo, Sans).[1] Sancho stems from the Latin name Sanctius.[2] Feminine forms of the name are Sancha, Sancia, and Sanchia (Spanish: [ˈsantʃa])m and the common patronymic is Sánchez and Sanches.

Outside the Spanish-speaking world, the name is especially associated with the literary character Sancho Panza.

Sancho is a common slang term in the Spanish speaking world for the other man in the relationship. As in a spouse or girlfriend who is being unfaithful with a Sancho. Sancha is the feminine equivalent.[3]

Kings of Navarre[edit]

Kings of León and Castile[edit]

Kings of Portugal[edit]

King of Majorca[edit]

Dukes of Gascony[edit]

Counts of Castille[edit]

Other historical figures[edit]

Fictional[edit]

Other[edit]

  • Brent Sancho, a Trinidadian footballer and politician
  • Jadon Sancho, an English footballer of Trinidadian descent
  • The War of the Three Sanchos, an 11th century conflict between the three first cousins Jímenez kings: Sancho II of Castile, Sancho IV of Navarre, and Sancho Ramírez of Aragon, all grandsons of Sancho the Great in Northern Spain.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Apellidos de los Peruanos, Heráldica Peruana".
  2. ^ Eichler, Ernst; Hilty, Gerold; Löffler, Heinrich; Steger, Hugo; Zgusta, Ladislav: Namenforschung/Name Studies/Les noms propres, Walter de Gruyter, 1 January 1995, p. 748 Online
  3. ^ "The Tortilla Curtain".