Baldo

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Usage：Italian, Spanish, Ancient Germanic

Meaning & History：

Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element bald "bold, brave", such as BALDOVINO and TEOBALDO.

BALDOVINO male Italian

Italian form of BALDWIN.

BALDWIN male English, Ancient Germanic

Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and win "friend". In the Middle Ages this was a popular name in Flanders and among the Normans, who brought it to Britain. It was borne by one of the leaders of the First Crusade, an 11th-century nobleman from Flanders. After the crusaders conquered Jerusalem, he was crowned as the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.

TEOBALDO male Spanish, Portuguese, Italian

Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of THEOBALD.

THEOBALD male English (Rare), Ancient Germanic

Derived from the Germanic elements theud "people" and bald "bold". The Normans brought the name to England, where it joined an existing Old English cognate. The medieval forms Tibald and Tebald were commonly Latinized as Theobaldus. It was rare by the 20th century.

Names related to Baldo：

FULL FORMS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Baldovin, Baldwin, Theobald, Theudobald

ITALIAN: Baldovino, Teobaldo

SPANISH: Balduino, Teobaldo

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GERMANIC: Baldo

DUTCH: Boele, Boudewijn

ENGLISH: Baldwin, Theo, Theobald, Tibby

FRENCH: Baudouin, Thibault

ITALIAN: Baldo, Teo

LITERATURE: Tybalt

PORTUGUESE: Balduíno, Téo, Teobaldo

SPANISH: Baldo, Teo

WELSH: Maldwyn