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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Wilbald m. Old High German willo 'will' + Old High German bald 'bold'.

The name of an 8th C saint.

The Netherlands
Latin
796 Wilbaldi (gen) OrkGZ no. 16; 805 Wilbaldi (gen) ibid.; 806 Wilbaldi (gen) ibid. no. 25; 834 Wilbald (nom) ibid. no. 30; 838 Willibaldi (gen) ibid. no. 33
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Wilbald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Wilbald.