What does Theobald mean?
How do we pronounce Theobald?
Theobald \(t)heo-bal(d), th-eoba-ld\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.
The baby boy name Theobald is pronounced -DHIY-owBaoLD 1.
1 Pronunciation for Theobald: DH as in "they (DH.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)"
What is the origin of Theobald?
Theobald's language of origin is Germanic. It is used predominantly in the English and German languages. Dietbald (Germanic), Theodbald (Old English), and Theudobald (Germanic and Latinized) are older forms of Theobald. The name is derived from the Germanic theud ('people, race') and bald ('bold, brave') under the influence of the Greek theos ('god'). The Latinized form was recorded in the 11th century Domesday Book. The name was borne by Theobald of Bec (-1161), an archbishop of Canterbury; he was of Norman origin. Medieval forms of the name include Tebald, Tedbald, Tibert, and Tybalt. The form Tybalt or Tibert was known as the name of the cat in the French folklore Reynard the Fox, thus giving rise to the nicknames Tibs and Tibby being used for cats. The form Tybalt was later used by Shakespeare for the name of Juliet's cousin in Romeo and Juliet (1595). The name Theobald is widely used; it has 30 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages.
Variation transcriptions of the name used in English include baby name Dietbald, short names for Teobald, Theobalt name variations, baby name Theobold, Thibault meaning (also used in French), short names for Thieny, Tibald name popularity, what does the name Tibalt mean, what does the name Tibault mean, name Tibbot meaning, Tibold name, Tiebold name popularity, Tiebout name variations, Tihalt pronounciation, Tihault definition, Tipp definition, meaning of Toiboid, meaning of Tybald, Tybalt meaning of name, what does the name Tybault mean, name Tyhalt meaning, and baby name Tyhault. The contraction Theo name popularity is another English variant transcription. Foreign variant transcriptions include Diebald meaning (German), Teobaldo meaning of name (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Thebault name (French), baby name Thibaud (French), Thibaut name (French), Tiobaid name popularity (Scottish), and what does the name Tiobóid mean (Irish). Theobald is an irregularly used baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2010, within the family of boy names directly linked to Theobald, meaning of Theo was the most widely used.
List of baby names Theobald:
Diebald name (German), Dietbald meaning and origin, and Dietwald definition (German).
The baby name Theobald fun facts:
The name Theobald in reverse order is "Dlaboeht".
The numerological value of the name Theobald is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.
How popular is Theobald?
Theobald is not in the top boy names in USA.