Given name
Rihbald
“wealth”·“bold, brave”
Rihbald is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rihbald is built from elements meaning “wealth” and “bold, brave”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Rīkabalþ, built from Proto-West Germanic *rīk (“wealth”) + *balþ (“bold, brave”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rihbald’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Rihbald has a related form in Hrīhpald. In Old High German usage, Rihbald has a related form in Richbolt. In Old High German usage, Rihbald has a related form in Richpold.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Rihpoldvariant · Old High German
- Ricpoldvariant · Old High German
- Richpoldvariant · Old High German
- Ripoldvariant · Old High German
- Rihpoltvariant · Old High German
- Rihpaldvariant · Old High German
- Rihboldvariant · Old High German
- Richboltvariant · Old High German
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