# Theobald

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈθiːoʊbɔɫd/ · frequency rank #51,444

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
From Old French Theobald, Tibaut; both ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *Þeudubalþ. Common in the Middle Ages under various spellings in the archaic pronunciation. After it became obsolete a spelling pronunciation took over. Doublet of Theudebald. Compare Old English Þēodbald.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/theobald