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Theobald

Heart
German
"courageous people"

Theobald Origin and Meaning

The name Theobald is a boy's name of German origin meaning "courageous people".

This is one of the least known or used of the Theo names, quite possibly because of its last syllable. In Samuel Butler's 1903 novel The Way of All Flesh, there is a clergyman character named Theobald Pontifex.

You might want to consider the French version Thibault or the Shakespearean Tybalt instead.

Famous People Named Theobald

  • Saint Theobald of DoratFrench saint
  • Saint Theobald of MarlyFrench Cistercian abbot
  • Saint Theobald of ProvinsFrench hermit
  • Theobald I and IIDukes of Lorraine
  • Theobald IIII, Counts of Blois
  • Theobald I of NavarreCount of Champagne
  • Theobald IIV, Counts of Champagne
  • Theobald of BecArchbishop of Canterbury
  • Theobald Theodor Friedrich Alfred von BethmannHollweg, Chancellor of Germany
  • Theobald Boehminventor of the piccolo
  • Theobald SmithAmerican epidemiologist
  • Theobald "Toby" ButlerIrish solicitor,general
  • Theobald "Toby" JonesIrish politician
  • Theobald MathewIrish reformer

Theobald in Pop Culture

  • Miss Theobaldheadmistress in the St. Clare's school series by Enid Blyton