Willibald

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwil.liˌbɑld/, [ˈwiɫ.ɫiˌbɑɫd]

Proper noun

Willibald m

  1. a male given name, variant of Willibeald.

Old High German

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Willjōbalþ, from *willjō (“will, desire”) +‎ *balþ (“bold”). Equivalent to willo +‎ bald. Cognate with Old English Willibeald. First attested in the 8th C. CE.

Proper noun

Willibald m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Willibold (llth C.)
  • → Early Medieval Latin: Uuillibaldus
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