Theudebald

Theudebald is an Old Germanic masculine name composed of two elements: theud, meaning people or folk, and bald, meaning bold or brave, yielding an overall sense of bold among the people or bold warrior of the people. The name was borne by Theudebald, a sixth-century Frankish king who ruled as successor to Theudebert I in the Merovingian dynasty. Related forms include Theobald, the more widely adopted Latinized and medieval variant, as well as Dietbald and Thibault, which developed through later sound changes in German and French respectively.