Name Element BEALD

Type Word & Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "bold, brave".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbald(Frankish) balþaz(Old Germanic) bald(Old High German)
Given Name DescendantsBealdhild, Cynebald(Anglo-Saxon) Kimball(English) Baldechild, Balthild(Germanic)
Surname DescendantKimball(English)

Sources & References

  1. Bosworth and Toller. An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (1898), page 71, available from http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/texts/oe_bosworthtoller_about.html.
Entry updated October 6, 2024