English Explanatory Dictionary

Theobald

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Pronunciation

/ˈθiːoʊbɔɫd/ /ˈtɪbəɫd/

Word forms

Theobald

Etymology

From Old French Theobald, Tibaut; both ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudubalþ. Common in the Middle Ages under various spellings in the archaic pronunciation. After it became obsolete a spelling pronunciation took over. Doublet of Theudebald. Compare Old English Þēodbald.

Related words

Dibben Dibbens Dibbins Dibble Dible Diboll Dipple Dyball Dybell Dyble Tebb Tebbet Tebbett Tebbit Tebbitt Tebboth Tebbs Tebbut Tebbutt Theobalds Theobold Tibb Tibballs Tibbatts Tibbets Tibbett Tibbetts Tibbey Tibbins Tibbits Tibbitts Tibble Tibbles Tibbott Tibbotts Tibbs Tibby Tidball Tidboald Tipp Tippell Tippett Tippins Tipple Tipples Tipson Tudball Tybalt
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