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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Eckbald m. Proto-Germanic *agio 'blade' or Old High German ecka 'edge, corner' + Old High German bald 'bold'.

Germany
Latin
828 Egbald (nom) OrkGZ no. 29
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Eckbald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Eckbald.