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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Ratelm m. Old Saxon rād, Old High German rāt 'counsel, advice' + Old High German, Old Saxon helm 'helmet'.

France
Latin
700 Ratelmo (abl) DCEL-2 XIV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ratelm". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Ratelm.