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View Name: Theobald


THEOBALD
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED: THEE-ə-bawld (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Germanic elements þeud "people" and bald "bold". The Normans brought the name to England, where it joined an existing Old English cognate. The medieval forms Tibald and Tebald were commonly Latinized as Theobaldus. It was rare by the 20th century.
Related Names
VARIANT: Þeudobald (Ancient Germanic)
DIMINUTIVES: Theo, Tibby (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Thibault (French), Teobaldo, Baldo, Teo (Italian), Tybalt (Literature), Teobaldo, Téo (Portuguese), Teobaldo, Teo (Spanish)



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