Reginzo

Old Dutch Etymology The first element is equal to Old Dutch odt *regin advice. The second element, -zo, seems out of place in Old Dutch, which might point at a borrowing from odt goh Reginzo. This idea can be supported by the fact that names ending in -zo/-za are almost never found before the 10th century and only rarely in Holland (but very commonly in the south and east of the Old Dutch language area). Its origin, however, is unclear, and both Old Dutch and Old Saxon are lacking in obvious proofs of a cognate along the lines of -to/-ta. The suffix originating from Old Dutch seems less likely, because of the form's relatively late appearence and very ununiform distribution. Proper noun odt proper noun m odt male Declension m 1 Reginz Further reading Names in the Low Countries before 1150 (en + nl) by Kees Nieuwenhuijsen Living History Studies (2012).