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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Theodelinde f. Gothic þiuda 'people, folk' + Proto-Germanic *linþaz 'gentle, sweet, mild'.

The name of a 6th-7th C queen of the Lombards.

France
Latin
c823 Teutlindis (nom) irminon-vol2 29, Palatiolum
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Theodelinde". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Theodelinde.