Ricaud
m.
Old High German rih 'ruler' + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority'.
Cf. Waldrich for the same elements in the reversed order.
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- Latin
- ● 1030 Ricaudus (nom) StVdM-II 712;
c1030 Ricaudus (nom) ibid. 714;
c1035 Ricaudus (nom) ibid. 718;
c1040 Ricaudus (nom) ibid. 723;
1069 Ricaudus (nom) ibid. 717;
1094 Rigaldi (gen) ibid. 686;
1147 Ricoldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 14,
Rigaudi (gen) ibid. 16,
Rigaudus (nom) ibid. 16;
1163 Rigaldi (gen) ibid. 99;
1301 Richaudus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 257;
1378 Ricaldi (gen) hanquetvol1 1145,
Ricaldo (dat) ibid. 1145,
Rigaldo (dat) ibid. 1763,
Rigaudi (gen) ibid. no. 81,
Rygaldo (dat) ibid. 580
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ricaud". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Ricaud.