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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Adald m. Old Frankish ad, perhaps a reduction of Old High German adal 'noble' + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority'.

Cf. Adalald and Adalwald.

France
Latin
● 1030 Adaldus (nom) StVdM-II 712
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Adald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Adald.