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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Sinbald m. Gothic sineigs, Latin senex 'old, senior' or Old High German sin 'sense; meaning; opinion' + Old High German bald 'bold'.

The birth name of a 13th C pope.

France
Latin
848 Senbaldo (abl) CartNoaille III
Italy
Latin
1162 Senebaldus (nom) Livi p. 42; 1198 Sinibaldi (gen) ChStBo1 III; 1285 Sinibaldi (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154; 1368 Sinibaldi (gen) Livi 202; 1370 Sinibaldi (gen) ibid. 259; 1521 Sinibaldi (gen) VitAs2 I
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Sinbald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Sinbald.