Where does “Hildebrant” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Hildebrant”, 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 →