Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Germanic, History Other Forms FormsTheodebald, Theodoald, Theodobald Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 7/22/2007 by Lucille Edited 2/3/2008 by Lucille Meaning & History Means "brave people", derived from the Germanic element þeud "people" combined with Old High German bald "bold, brave." Theudebald I was a 6th-century Merovingian king, the son of Theudebert I and his wife Deuteria.