Given name

Herebeald

“army”·“bold, brave”

Herebeald is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Herebeald is built from elements meaning “army” and “bold, brave”.

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Where it comes from

Herebeald comes from Proto-West Germanic.

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How it developed

From Proto-West Germanic *Harjabalþ, built from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *balþ (“bold, brave”).

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Herebeald’s family of names

In Old English usage, Herebeald shares a linguistic root with the Old High German form Heribald.

Walk Herebeald’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Hereweard

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Eadbeald

“wealth” · “brave, bold”

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Herered

“army” · “advice, counsel”

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Earnweald

“eagle” · “might, authority”

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Heremund

“army” · “protection, protector”

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>99% boys

Germanic

Ecgbeald

“edge” · “bold, brave”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Germanic

Heahweard

“high” · “guard”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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