Baldo

Gender Masculine
Usage Italian, Spanish, Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. BAL-do(Italian, Spanish)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element bald meaning "bold, brave" (Proto-Germanic *balþaz), such as Baldwin and Theobald. In Italian it can also be short for the non-Germanic name Baldassare.

Related Names

VariantBaldilo(Germanic)
Other Languages & CulturesBaghdasar(Armenian) Bel-Sharra-Usur, Belshazzar(Babylonian) Belshazzar(Biblical) Baltasar(Biblical Greek) Belshatzzar(Biblical Hebrew) Baltassar(Biblical Latin) Boudewijn, Boele(Dutch) Baldwin, Theo, Theobald, Tibby(English) Baudouin, Thibaud, Thibault, Thibaut(French) Boldizsár(Hungarian) Balthasar, Baltazar, Balthazar(Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend) Tybalt(Literature) Balduíno, Téo, Teobaldo(Portuguese)
Surname DescendantsBaldi(Italian) Valdez(Spanish)
User SubmissionBaldó

Name Days

Croatia: November 7

Categories

brave, diminutives, isograms, short forms

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 235.
Entry updated December 7, 2022