Sancho

Sancho
PronunciationUK: /ˈsæntʃoʊ/
US: /ˈsɑːntʃoʊ/
Spanish: [ˈsantʃo]
GenderMale
LanguageSpanish, Portuguese
Origin
Word/nameLatin: Sanctius
Meaning'saint', 'holy'
Other names
Variant formsSantxo, Santzo, Santso, Antzo, Sans

Sancho is an Iberian given name. Sancho stems from the Latin name Sanctius. The feminine form of the name is Sanchia, 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.

Kings of Navarre

Kings of León and Castile

Kings of Portugal

King of Majorca

Dukes of Gascony

Counts of Castile

Other historical figures

Fictional

Other

References

  1. ↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Harlow: Pearson Education. p. 710. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
  2. ↑ "Apellidos de los Peruanos, Heráldica Peruana".
  3. ↑ 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
  4. ↑ "The Tortilla Curtain".
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