Baldo
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A pet form of any of various names beginning or ending with Old High German bald 'bold'.
- France
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- Latin
- ◑ 1301 Baldus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 202
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1449 Baldus (nom) VitAs2 V;
1527 Baldus (nom) Rome1527 p. 86
- ◑ 1326 Baldinelli (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 434;
1450 Baldino (dat) VitAs2 IV
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Baldo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Baldo.