Gobelinus
/ˌɡoʊbəˈliːnəs/noun
A medieval Latinized personal name, best known from the name of Saint Gobelin.
Did you know?Gobelinus is a Latinized form of a Germanic personal name, later associated with Saint Gobelin; the famous Gobelins tapestry works in Paris were named after a family bearing a related surname, not a magical order.
Etymological Timeline
Early Medieval
Germanic
*Wala-helm-
“A reconstructed Germanic name-element meaning roughly 'will/protection' in compound personal names”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Gobelinus
“Latinized form of a personal name used in ecclesiastical and documentary records”
12th Century
French
Gobelin
“A surname and saint’s name associated with a French family and local tradition”
Modern English
English
Gobelin
“Rare historical or proper-name form, chiefly in reference to the name tradition behind Gobelins”