Where does “Hildebrandt” come from?

Hildebrandt (German) comes from Old High German Hiltibrant, from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz.

Ancestry of “Hildebrandt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High GermanHiltibrantand the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied
2Proto-GermanicHildibrandaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic Hildibrandaz →Every word from Old High German Hiltibrant →
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