Name Element BALD

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old High German and Frankish word meaning "bold, brave".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbeald(Anglo-Saxon) balþaz(Old Germanic)
Surname DescendantsBeulen, Beulens, Boelens, Boels, Bulle, Bullens(Dutch) Baldwin, Garbutt, Gorbold(English) Archambault, Baudin, Thibault(French) Baldi, Baldovini(Italian) Valdez(Spanish)
Place Name DescendantsMaldwyn, Trefaldwyn(Welsh)

Sources & References

  1. Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry bald, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
Entry updated December 7, 2022