Baldo

Baldo is an Italian and Spanish short form of names containing the Old High German element bald, meaning bold or brave. It arose as a pet form of longer Germanic compound names such as Baldovino (the Italian form of Baldwin) and Teobaldo (the Italian and Spanish form of Theobald). The name has been borne by several medieval Italian saints, lending it a degree of ecclesiastical prestige in the Italian-speaking world. Related forms include Bald, Baldr, and the fuller names from which it derives.