Hildebrand
m.
Old High German hiltja 'battle' + Old High German, Old Norse brant 'fire, brand'.
The name of an 8th C king of the Lombards, the birth name of an 11th C pope, and the name of a 12th C Italian saint.
The name also appears in Germanic myth as the name of a companion of Theodoric and Odoacer, though this character does not appear to have any basis in history.
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1398 Hilbrand BbRT p. 342;
1409 Hilbrand ibid. p. 345;
1414 Hilbrand ibid. p. 347;
1424 Hilbrand ibid. p. 350
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1157 Hildebrandus (nom) quix-vol1 44;
1214 Hildebrandus (nom) hennes-vol1 15;
1221 Yldebrandus (nom) ibid. 55;
1415 Hilprandi (gen) mairhofer DCC
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hildebrand". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Hildebrand.