Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

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

Austria
Latin
942 Hiltibaldi (nom) UrkStyria 22; 979 Hildiboldus (nom) ibid. 28; c1128 Hiltipoldi (gen) ibid. 119b
France
Latin
745 Childebaldi (gen) CartStBert 1; 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; 980 Hildeboldus (nom) UrkStyria 29; 983 Hildibaldus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XLVI; 985 Hildiboldus (nom) UrkStyria 32, 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
Italy
Latin
984 Hiltibaldus (nom) UrkStyria 31
Latvia
Latin
a1286 Hildeboldo (dat) RigSB 3; 1287 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 493; 1291 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 651; 1292 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 656; 1294 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 302; 1295 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 743; 1299 Hilboldo (dat) ibid. 840b; 1301 Hildeboldo (dat) ibid. 313, Hilleboldo (dat) ibid. 310; 1302 Hilleboldo (dat) ibid. 370; 1304 Hilleboldi (gen) ibid. 903; 1307 Hilleboldo (abl) ibid. 950
The Netherlands
Latin
794 Hildibaldi (gen) OrkGZ no. 15; 850 Hildeboldi (gen) ibid. no. 41
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hildebald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Hildebald.