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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Baldo m. A pet form of any of various names beginning or ending with Old High German bald 'bold'.

France
Latin
1301 Baldus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 202
Italy
Latin
1236 Poldi (gen) TirNot1 10, Poldo (abl) ibid. 8; 1368 Baldi (gen) Livi 200/201; 1449 Baldus (nom) VitAs2 V; 1527 Baldus (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
1326 Baldinelli (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 434; 1450 Baldino (dat) VitAs2 IV
Italian
1513x1521 Baldo LeoX p. 22
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Baldo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Baldo.