Grimald
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon grim 'grim, fierce, bold' + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority'.
The name of a 7th C king of the Lombards, a 12th C Italian nobleman who was the namesake of the House of Grimaldi of Monaco, and a 12th C Italian sain.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Grimaldus (nom) irminon-vol2 9, CE,
Grimoldus (nom) ibid. 15, Palatiolum;
909 Grimoldo (abl) St-Bernard-Romans no. 77;
c996 Grimoldi (gen) CartSavII 6,
Grimoldo (abl) ibid. 6;
a1108 Grimoldus (nom) CartStPC XXI;
1157 Grimaldi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 32;
1273 Grimaldo (abl) RegToul-13thC p. 33,
Grimaldus (nom) ibid. p. 32;
1378 Grimaudi (gen) hanquetvol1 462
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 842 Grimaldi (gen) quix-vol1 87
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1324 Grigmaldo (abl) DSF p. 46, 3701
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Grimald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Grimald.