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Theobald m. Gothic þiuda 'people, folk' + Old High German bald 'bold'.

The name of two 11th and a 13th C French saints, and a 13th C king of Navarre.

The English vernacular form Tebaud is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Tebaudmañ (WRYPT1 p. 139).

Austria
Latin
● c1070 Dietpolt (nom) UrkStyria 69; c1075 Dietpolt (nom) ibid. 79; c1115 Diepolt (nom) ibid. 102
Belgium
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Thibout BoonenGes p. 334, Thybout ibid. p. 385, Thybouts (gen) ibid. p. 382
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1350 Dypoldo (abl) chlumecky 199; 1355 Dypoldus (nom) ibid. 76; 1358 Dyepoldo (dat) ibid. 270, p. 32, Dyepoldus (nom) ibid. 271, p. 32, Dypoldo (dat) ibid. 394, p. 36, Dypoldus (nom) ibid. 395, p. 37
England
Latin
● 1155 Teodbaldus (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1; 1194 Teobaldo (dat) RotCur-vol1 p. 8; 1222 Theobaldus (nom) StPaulDom p. 19, theobaldi (gen) ibid. p. 21, theodbaldi (gen) ibid. p. 97; 1279–80 Teobaldus (nom) WaHR-SK p. 52, Theobaldi (gen) ibid. p. 54, Theobaldo (abl) ibid. p. 53, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. p. 52; 1337 Theobaldo (dat) MHCG2 459; 1348 Theobaldo (abl) SocAntNor-3-3 10
Middle French
● 1568 Tibaut WCS p. 4, tibau ibid. p. 4; 1570 tiebau ibid. p. 40; 1571 tiebault ibid. p. 6; 1574 tiebaut ibid. p. 9
France
Latin
● 2h12thC Theobaldus (nom) NotSLdN III; 814 Teobaldus (nom) StVdM-II F2; c823 Tebaldus (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved, Teutbaldus (nom) ibid. 43, Ved; 933x1000 Teutbaldus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans 148; 952x97 Teubaldus (nom) ibid. no. 79; 952x993 Teutbaldi (gen) ibid. 132; 952x1000 Teutbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 95; 957x991 Teutbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 81; 958x92 Teotbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 87; 993x1000 Teutbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 89; 1000x1030 Teubaldo (dat) ibid. 143; 1007x1008 Theobaldus (nom) DocMonSav p. 95; 1060 Teothbaldus (nom) StVdM-II 730, Teubaldo (abl) ibid. 730; 1064 Tetbaldo (abl) LDS CXI; 1079x1101 Tetboldo (abl) CartStPC XXXVII; a1089x1101 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. XXXIX; 1101x1120 Teobaldus (nom) ibid. XXIV; 1101x1129 Tebaldus (nom) ibid. XVIII, Teobaldus (nom) ibid. XVIII; 1102x1144 Theobaldi (gen) ibid. XLV; 1107 Teobaldus (nom) ibid. XVII; a1108 Teobaldus (nom) ibid. XXI; a1114 Teobaldi (gen) ibid. XXXI, Teobaldo (abl) ibid. XXXI, Teobaldus (nom) ibid. XXXI; 1115 Tetbaldus (nom) CartNDJosaphat V; a1116 Teobaldus (nom) CartStPC XX; c1120 Tetbaldus (nom) CartNoyers CDXXXVI, Tethbaldus (nom) ibid. CDXXXVI; 1122x1139 Teobaudus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXIII; 1125 Tebaldi (gen) NDParisII 2-XLVII, Tebaldus (nom) ibid. 2-XLVII; 1130x1150 Teobaldi (gen) CartStPC XXVII, Teobaldus (nom) ibid. XXVII, Theobaldi (gen) ibid. XXXVIII; 1131 Tebaldo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 4, Thebaldo (abl) ibid. 4, Theobaldo (abl) ibid. 4; 1135 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 7; 1138x62 Teobaldus (nom) ibid. 82, Theobaldo (abl) ibid. 83, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 57; c1139 Tetbaldus (nom) CartNoyers DXII; 1141 Theobaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CXXXI; 1143 Theobaldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 10, Theobaudus (nom) ibid. 10; 1144x53 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 25; 1145 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 11; a1147 Theobaudus (nom) ibid. 13; 1147 Thebaldo (abl) ibid. 19, Thebaudus (nom) ibid. 14, Theobaldi (gen) ibid. 15, Theobaldo (abl) ibid. 16, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 15, Theobaudus (nom) ibid. 14; 1150 Teobaldi (gen) ibid. 22; 1151 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 23; a1152 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 24; c1156 Theobaldi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII; 1163 Teobaudi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 100, Theobaldi (gen) ibid. 99, Theobaudi (gen) ibid. 100; 1163–64 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 106; 1164 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 120; 1166 Theobaldi (gen) ibid. 129, Theobaldo (abl) ibid. 129; 1171 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 140; 1174 Teobaldus (nom) ibid. 159, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 160; 1175 Theobaldi (gen) ibid. 162; c1175–1180 Theboldus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 71; 1179 Teobaldo (abl) clairvaux-12thc 176, Teobaldus (nom) ibid. 176, Theobaldo (abl) ibid. 176, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 176; 1188 Theobaldi (gen) NotSLdN II; 1201 Theobaldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXI; 1206 Theobaldus (nom) NDParisII 2-LXIX; 1214 Theobaldus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIV; 1222 Theobaldi (gen) NDParisII 2-XCI; 1235 Theobaldus (nom) HAP p. 371; 1236 Teobaldus (nom) NDParisII 2-XXXIX, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 2-XXXIX; 1244 Theobald (nom) CartAub; 1246 Theobaldi (gen) NDParisII 2-CVI, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 2-CVI; 1258 Theobaldi (gen) ArrestReg-volI XXIV, Pentecost, Theobaldo (abl) ibid. XXIV, Pentecost, Theobaldum (acc) ibid. XXIV, Pentecost, Theobaldus (nom) ibid. XIII, BMV, Tieboudi (gen) CartNDdOurscamp CVII; 1259 Theobaldum (acc) ArrestReg-volI VI, BMV; 1292 Theobaldi (gen) MemBret-I 1102, Tibaut (gen) ibid. 1102; 1301 Theobaldi (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 219, Theobaldum (acc) ArchReimsII1 XII, Theobaldus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 176; 1378 Theobaldi (gen) hanquetvol1 2504, Theobaldo (dat) ibid. 362; 1450 Theobaldo (dat) ChronMaillezais p. 167
Old French
● 1290 Thibout (obl) HistHdVParis p. 106; 1292 Thibaut (obl) ibid. p. 111; 1293 Thibaut (obl) ibid. p. 121, Thibout (obl) ibid. p. 125; 1294 Thibaut (obl) ibid. p. 126; c1294 Thibout (obl) ibid. p. 125; 1295 Thibaut (obl) ibid. p. 128; 1296 Tibaut (obl) ibid. p. 133, Tybaut (nom) paris1296 p. 10, Tybout ibid. p. 8; c1298 Thibout (obl) HistHdVParis p. 138; 1301 Thiebaus (nom) ArchReimsII1 XVIII, MemPic-vol17 p. 277, Thiebaut (obl) ArchReimsII1 XVII, MemPic-vol17 p. 233; 1302 Tibaut (obl) NDParisII XXXV; 1303 Thiebaut (obl) ArchReimsII1 XL; 1306 Tiebaut (obl) ibid. LV; 1313 Thibaut Paris1313 p. 19, Thibout ibid. p. 13, Thiebault ibid. p. 160, Thiebaut ibid. p. 4, Tibout ibid. p. 55; 1327 Thebaut MemDocMan-2 p. 190
Middle French
● 1392 Thebaut MemBret-II col. 598, Thibaud ibid. col. 605, Thibaut ibid. col. 611; 1404 Thibault HistHdVParis no. 4; 1418 Thibault DdB1418 p. 197, HGParis p. 373, Thibaut DdB1418 p. 206; 1421 Thibault favier 28; 1423 Thibault ibid. 377; 1438 Thibault ibid. 133; 1466 Thibault HistHdVParis no. 5; 1493 Thibault MSR1838 p. 380; 1564 Thibaut RegPCC-1 p. 71; 1565 Thibaut ibid. p. 144; 1567 Thibault ibid. p. 359; 1571 Thibaut ibid. p. 477
Germany
Latin
● 846 Thiatbaldi (gen) OrkGZ no. 38; 1042 Tioboldi (gen) quix-vol1 24; 1059 Tietbaldi (gen) ibid. 48; 1098 Tietbaldi (gen) ibid. 25; 1114 Tietbaldi (gen) UrkStyria 99; 1173 Tiboldi (gen) quix-vol1 99; 1214 Theobaldus (nom) hennes-vol1 15; 1216 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. 20; 1401 Theobaldo (dat) HD1401 no. 347
Middle High German
● 1339 Diepolden (acc) UrkHeil1 151
Early New High German
● 1497 Tiepolt Nurn1497 1404
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Teubold (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 22
Israel
Latin
● 1115 Teobaldus (nom) CartNDJosaphat VI; 1120 Theobaldus (nom) ibid. VIII
Italy
Latin
● 1193 Theobaldo (abl) HAP p. 340; 1224 Theobaldo (abl) ibid. p. 347
◑ 1195 Tebaldinus (nom) ChStBo1 II; 1285 Tebaldutii (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157
The Netherlands
Latin
● 796 Thiatbaldus (nom) OrkGZ no. 16; 799 Thiatbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 18; 800 Thiatbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 19; 801 Thiatbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 22; 805 Thiatbaldi (gen) ibid. no. 24, Thiatbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 24; 806 Thiatbaldus (nom) ibid. no. 25; 834 Thitbald (nom) ibid. no. 30; 855 Thiodbold (nom) ibid. no. 45
Poland
Latin
● 1229 theobaldi (gen) CDT1 VI
Portugal
Latin
● 1121 Tibaldi (gen) PHGCRP-I no. 2
Scotland
Latin
● 1094 Teodbold (nom) ESC XII
Switzerland
Latin
● 1179 Theobaldus (nom) CartHaut 24; 1186 Tibodus (nom) ibid. 27; 1235 Tiebaldi (gen) CLC p. 38
Middle French
● 1350 Thiebault MHN DXXX; 1353 Thiebaut ibid. DL; 1354 Thiebaut ibid. DLV, Thiebauz ibid. DLV, Thyebauz ibid. DLVII
Cite as: G. Grim, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Theobald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Theobald.