Theobald
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Theobald is a Germanic dithematic name
, composed from the elements theo- "people" and bald "bold".
Originating from Gotenburgand travelling with the Goths
through Germany, the Roman Empire and into France, the name arrived in England with the Normans.
The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Tybalt
(Shakespeare) and in French Thibaut
, Thibault
, Thibeault, Thiébaut (etc.). The Cat character in Reynard the Fox is called either Tybalt or Tibert (Theobert, i.e. theo + bert "bright").
Historical people called Theobald include:
Germanic name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþel, for "noble", and ræd, for "counsel". Many of these names are still used today, while others have fallen out of use...
, composed from the elements theo- "people" and bald "bold".
Originating from Gotenburgand travelling with the Goths
Goths
The Goths were an East Germanic tribe of Scandinavian origin whose two branches, the Visigoths and the Ostrogoths, played an important role in the fall of the Roman Empire and the emergence of Medieval Europe....
through Germany, the Roman Empire and into France, the name arrived in England with the Normans.
The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Tybalt
Tybalt
Tybalt is a fictional character and the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is Lady Capulet's nephew, Juliet's hot-tempered cousin and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert/Tybalt the "Prince of Cats" in Reynard the Fox, a point of...
(Shakespeare) and in French Thibaut
Thibaut
Thibaut is a surname, and may refer to:*Willem Thibaut, Tybaut, or Tibout , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.*Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut , German jurist*John Thibaut, social psychologist...
, Thibault
Thibault
-Surname:* Alain Thibault , a Canadian electroacoustic music composer,* Bernard Thibault , the current secretary of the Confédération Générale du Travail , a French workers' union,* Emmanuel Thibault , a French dancer,...
, Thibeault, Thiébaut (etc.). The Cat character in Reynard the Fox is called either Tybalt or Tibert (Theobert, i.e. theo + bert "bright").
Historical people called Theobald include:
- Theobald of BecTheobald of BecTheobald was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. He was a Norman; his exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at the Abbey of Bec, rising to the position of abbot in 1137. King Stephen of England chose him to be Archbishop of...
, Archbishop of Canterbury - St. Theobald of MarlyTheobald of MarlySaint Theobald of Marly was a French abbot and saint. He was born at the castle of Marly, Montmorency, and was trained as a knight. He served as a knight at the court of Philip Augustus, though he later entered the Cistercian monastery of Vaux-de-Cernay in 1220. He was elected prior in 1230...
, Cistercian abbot - St. Theobald of ProvinsTheobald of ProvinsSaint Theobald of Provins was a French hermit and saint. Theobald was born at Provins to the French nobility; his father was Arnoul, Count Palatine of Champagne. He was named after his uncle, St. Theobald of Vienne....
, hermit - Saint ThéobaldSaint ThéobaldSaint Théobald was a French saint.Attracted by the reputation of Saint Israël, his parents sent him to the Chapter at Dorat to study. He completed his studies at Périgueux, staying there several years. On his return, he was admitted to the Chapter. However, out of humility, he refused to be...
- Lewis TheobaldLewis TheobaldLewis Theobald , British textual editor and author, was a landmark figure both in the history of Shakespearean editing and in literary satire...
, an 18th-century editor of Shakespeare - Theobald I, Duke of LorraineTheobald I, Duke of LorraineTheobald I was the duke of Lorraine from 1213 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick II and Agnes of Bar....
- Theobald II, Duke of LorraineTheobald II, Duke of LorraineTheobald II was the duke of Lorraine from 1303 to his death. He was the son and successor of Frederick III and Margaret, daughter of King Theobald I of Navarre....
- Theobald I of BloisTheobald I of BloisTheobald I , called the Cheat or the Trickster , was the first count of Blois, Chartres, and Châteaudun from 960, and Tours from 945....
- Theobald II of BloisTheobald II of BloisTheobald II, Count of Blois was the eldest son and heir of Odo I, Count of Blois, and Bertha of Burgundy.He became Count of Blois, Châteaudun, Chartres and Reims after the death of his father in 996. He left no heirs; on his death, he was succeeded by his younger brother, Odo II, Count of Blois....
- Theobald III of Blois, also known as Theobald I of ChampagneCount of ChampagneThe Counts of Champagne ruled the region of Champagne from 950 to 1316. Champagne evolved from the county of Troyes in the late eleventh century and Hugh I was the first to officially use the title "Count of Champagne". When Louis became King of France in 1314, upon the death of his father Philip...
- Theobald II of ChampagneTheobald II of ChampagneTheobald the Great was Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV from 1102 and was Count of Champagne and of Brie as Theobald II from 1125....
, also known as Theobald IV of BloisCount of BloisThe County of Blois was originally centred on Blois, south of Paris, France. One of the chief cities, along with Blois itself, was Chartres. Blois was associated with Champagne, Châtillon , and later with the French royal family, to whom the county passed in 1391... - Theobald III of ChampagneTheobald III of ChampagneTheobald III was Count of Champagne from 1197 to his death.Theobald was the younger son of Henry I of Champagne and Marie, a daughter of Louis VII of France and Eleanor of Aquitaine...
- Theobald IV of Champagne, also known as Theobald I of NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
- Theobald V of Champagne, also known as Theobald II of Navarre
- Theobald of BecTheobald of BecTheobald was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. He was a Norman; his exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at the Abbey of Bec, rising to the position of abbot in 1137. King Stephen of England chose him to be Archbishop of...
, Archbishop of Canterbury 1138-1161 - Theobald, Bishop of LiègeTheobald, Bishop of Liège-Life:In 1296, on the death of Bouchard d'Avesnes, bishop of Metz, he was one of the candidates in competition with Frederick of Lorraine, bishop of Orléans. In the end Gérard de Rhéninghe was chosen....
(died 1312) - Theobald von Bethmann-HollwegTheobald von Bethmann-HollwegTheobald von Bethmann Hollweg was a German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of the German Empire from 1909 to 1917.-Origins:...
, German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of the German Empire - Theobald MathewTheobald Mathew (temperance reformer)Theobald Mathew , an Irish teetotalist reformer, popularly known as Father Mathew was born at Thomastown, near Golden, County Tipperary, on October 10, 1790....
, an Irish temperance reformer - Theobald MathewTheobald Mathew (officer of arms)Theobald David Mathew was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London.Theobald Mathew was the son of solicitor Robert Mathew and Joan Young, and great-nephew of Sir Arthur Cochrane, Clarenceux King of Arms from 1928 to 1954...
, an English Officer of ArmsOfficer of armsAn officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions:*to control and initiate armorial matters*to arrange and participate in ceremonies of state... - Theobald SteinTheobald SteinTheobald Stein was a Danish sculptor. He was a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and served as its director from 1883 to 1886....
, DanishDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
sculptor - Theobald Wolfe ToneTheobald Wolfe ToneTheobald Wolfe Tone or Wolfe Tone , was a leading Irish revolutionary figure and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen and is regarded as the father of Irish Republicanism. He was captured by British forces at Lough Swilly in Donegal and taken prisoner...
, the leader of the 1798 United Irishmen's rising
Surname
- David TheobaldDavid TheobaldDavid Theobald is a football defender currently playing for Cambridge City.-Honours:Brentford*Football League Trophy runner-up: 2001-External links:...
- Densill TheobaldDensill TheobaldDensill Theobald is a football player who plays for Dempo S.C. in the I-League.-Career:Theobald joined Scottish club Falkirk in the summer transfer window of 2005, after the recommendation of international team-mate Russell Latapy. He is a comfortable midfielder, who can play in any role across...
- Frederick Vincent TheobaldFrederick Vincent TheobaldFrederick Vincent Theobald was an English entomologist.Theobald was the author of a vast monograph, in six volumes, on the Diptera, A Monograph of the Culicidae of the World . His collections are in Glasgow....
(1868 - 1930) British entomologist - Karl TheobaldKarl TheobaldKarl Theobald is an English comedian and actor, best known as Dr. Martin Dear in Channel 4 sitcom Green Wing, and for his physical comedy style....
English stand-up comedian and actor - Lewis TheobaldLewis TheobaldLewis Theobald , British textual editor and author, was a landmark figure both in the history of Shakespearean editing and in literary satire...
, an 18th-century editor of Shakespeare - Nichola TheobaldNichola TheobaldNichola Jane "Nikki" Theobald is an English film, television and voice-over actress, television presenter and fashion model.Nichola Theobald began her career in the modelling industry and appeared in a shopwindow worldwide campaign for French Connection and then went on to appear in many editorials...
- Robert Alfred TheobaldRobert Alfred TheobaldRobert Alfred Theobald , nicknamed "Fuzzy", was a United States rear admiral who served in World War I and World War II, and was the author of the 1954 book The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor: The Washington Background of the Pearl Harbor Attack.-Biography:Born in San Francisco, California, Theobald...
- Robert TheobaldRobert TheobaldRobert Theobald was a private consulting economist and futurist author. In economics, he was best known for his writings on the economics of abundance and his advocacy of a Basic Income Guarantee...
(1929–1999), an economist and futurist - William TheobaldWilliam TheobaldWilliam Theobald was a malacologist and naturalist on the staff of the Geological Survey of India in Burma. That organization then covered Burma, as it was at the time still a part of British India....
(1829–1908), a malacologist and naturalist
See also
- ThibautThibautThibaut is a surname, and may refer to:*Willem Thibaut, Tybaut, or Tibout , was a Dutch Golden Age painter.*Anton Friedrich Justus Thibaut , German jurist*John Thibaut, social psychologist...
, ThibaultThibault-Surname:* Alain Thibault , a Canadian electroacoustic music composer,* Bernard Thibault , the current secretary of the Confédération Générale du Travail , a French workers' union,* Emmanuel Thibault , a French dancer,...
, Thibeault, Thiébaut: French forms - TybaltTybaltTybalt is a fictional character and the main antagonist in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. He is Lady Capulet's nephew, Juliet's hot-tempered cousin and Romeo's rival. Tybalt shares the same name as the character Tibert/Tybalt the "Prince of Cats" in Reynard the Fox, a point of...