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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Herilde f. Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old High German hiltja 'battle'.

The Latinisation -oildis of the deuterotheme is found only in Roman Gaul.

France
Latin
● c823 Aroildis (nom) irminon-vol2 30, Palatiolum
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Herilde". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Herilde.