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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Hildebald m. Old High German hiltja 'battle' + Old High German bald 'bold'.

France
Latin
c823 Hildeboldus (nom) irminon-vol2 22, Palatiolum, Hildevoldus (nom) ibid. 23, CE; 825 Hildebaldo (abl) InsMacon V, Hildebaldum (acc) ibid. V, Hildebaldus (nom) ibid. V; 862 Hildeboldus (nom) ibid. IX
Germany
Latin
786 Hildebaldus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 I; 788 Hildebaldus (nom) ibid. II; 815 Hildebaldus (nom) InsMacon III; 816 Hildebaldo (abl) ibid. IV, Hildebaldus (nom) ibid. IV; 983 Hildibaldus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XLVI; 985 Hildiboldus (nom) quix-vol1 90; 988 Hildibaldus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XLIX; 997 Hildebaldus (nom) quix-vol1 16, Hildibaldus (nom) ibid. 46; 998 Hildebaldus (nom) ibid. 17; 1020 Hildeboldus (nom) ibid. 58; 1100 Hildeboldus (nom) ibid. 78
Latvia
Latin
a1286 Hildeboldo (dat) RigSB 3; 1287 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 493; 1294 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 302; 1301 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 313, Hilleboldo (dat) ibid. 310; 1302 Hilleboldo (dat) ibid. 370
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hildebald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Hildebald.