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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Herbald m. Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old High German bald 'bold'.

Austria
Latin
776 Heripald (nom) FRA-XXXL 4
France
Latin
c823 Hairiboldus (nom) irminon-vol2 48; 1274 Arebaudi (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 47, Aribaudi (gen) ibid. p. 46
Germany
Latin
1234 Herboldus (nom) hennes-vol1 89
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Herbald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Herbald.