Gerbald
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old High German bald 'bold'.
The name of a 6th C king of Bavaria, a 7th C king of the Lombards, a 7th C French saint, and a 9th C French saint.
Some forms listed under Gerald may also belong here, as b changes to v and hence to w and is then lost.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Girbaudus (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved,
Girboldus (nom) ibid. 72, Palatiolum;
1147 Girbaldi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 19;
1179 Girbaudi (gen) ibid. 181
- Old French
- ● 1292 Gerbaut 1292paris p. 1;
1296 Gerbaut paris1296 p. 34
- Middle French
- ● 1493 Gerbault MSR1838 p. 378
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Gerbald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Gerbald.