Given name

Tybalt

“he who sees the truth”

Tybalt preserves a medieval form of Theobald and a Shakespearean association.

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Latin interpretation is “he who sees the truth.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.

The story

Tybalt is a character in Romeo and Juliet. The spelling was already a medieval form of Theobald, so Shakespeare’s use belongs to its literary history rather than its invention.

Tybalt’s family of names

In Polish usage, Tybalt has a conventional equivalent in the French form Thibault. Tybalt has a related form in Theobald. Tybalt is a medieval form of Theobald.

Walk Tybalt’s family in the name graph

TybaltTheobaldTybaulteTybalteTybaultThibault

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 4

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

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

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