Thibault

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French 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.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Theobald, Theudobald
ENGLISH: Theobald
ITALIAN: Teobaldo
LITERATURE: Tybalt
PORTUGUESE: Teobaldo
SPANISH: Teobaldo
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Baldo
DUTCH: Boele
ENGLISH: Theo, Tibby
ITALIAN: Baldo, Teo
PORTUGUESE: Téo
SPANISH: Baldo, Teo