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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gelbald m. Proto-Germanic *gailaz 'merry, excited; beautiful; lush, lustful' + Old High German bald 'bold'.

The Netherlands
Latin
834 Gelbold (nom) OrkGZ no. 30
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gelbald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Gelbald.