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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Hildebrand m. Old High German hiltja 'battle' + Old High German, Old Icelandic 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
Middle Low German
1398 Hilbrand BbRT p. 342; 1409 Hilbrand ibid. p. 345; 1414 Hilbrand ibid. p. 347; 1424 Hilbrand ibid. p. 350; 1441 Hildebrant ibid. p. 363; 1442 Hyldebrandes (gen) ibid. p. 364
Germany
Latin
1157 Hildebrandus (nom) quix-vol1 44; 1197 Hildebrandus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 I; 1214 Hildebrandus (nom) hennes-vol1 15; 1221 Yldebrandus (nom) ibid. 55; 1415 Hilprandi (gen) mairhofer DCC
Iceland
Middle Icelandic
1500 hilldebrandur (nom) DipIs-7 489
Italy
Latin
967 Ildebrandi (gen) RCI-Cam1 3; 1092 Ildibrando (abl) ibid. 566; 1099 Ildebrandus (nom) ibid. 624; 1100 Ildebrandi (gen) ibid. 628, Ildibrandus (nom) ibid. 627
Latvia
Latin
1287 Hildebrando (dat) RigSB 493, Hildebrandus (nom) ibid. 493; 1288 Hildebrando (dat) ibid. 333
Poland
Latin
1251 Hildebrandus (nom) hennes-vol1 141; 1337 Hildebrandus (nom) SBGlatzer p. 4
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hildebrand". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Hildebrand.