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Where does “Theobald” come from?

Theobald comes from Old French Tibaut, of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Theobald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*Þeudubalþ—
2Proto-Germanic*balþ—
3Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Theobald”

  • Tibbs
  • Dibble
  • Tippett
  • Tibbetts
  • Tibbets
  • Tidball
  • Theobalds
  • Tibbett
  • Tibb
  • Tebbit
  • Tibbles
  • Tebbs
  • Tipple
  • Tibbits
  • Tipp
  • Theobold
  • Dipple
  • Tebbutt
  • Tibbitts
  • Tebb
  • Dibben
  • Tibble
  • Tipples
  • Tibbott
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