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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Helmold m. Old High German, Old Saxon helm 'helmet' + Old High German hold 'friendly, comely, graceful'.

Estonia
Middle Low German
1592 Helmolt Tiik1977 p. 286
Germany
Latin
1305 Helmoldus (nom) CDL-1.2.1 CXCIII, UrkMeck-5 2996; 1310 Helmoldus (nom) UrkHan 4
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Helmold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Helmold.