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/al.doˈbran.do/ · Italian
01 / Meaning & origin
Aldobrando is a masculine given name documented in Italian. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Aldebrandus.
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Inherited from Latin Aldebrandus, from Proto-West Germanic *Hildibrand, Proto-Germanic *Hildibrandaz.
[1] italienische Variante des Namens Adalbrand
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Aldobrando— “battle sword”
So, recommended by fame, Hildebrand continued a knightly name in England and Germany for many ages, and belonged to that battle-sword of the Church, who, on his election to the papacy, was called Gregory VII., though we still continue to think of him as Pope Hildebrand; and the eccentric Dr. Wolff tells us that one of the dreams of his youth was to wear the tiara by the name of Hildebrand! In Italy, pronunciation turned it into Aldobrando, then into Aldrovando, and then Latin…
So, recommended by fame, Hildebrand continued a knightly name in England and Germany for many ages, and belonged to that battle-sword of the Church, who, on his election to the papacy, was called Gregory VII., though we still continue to think of him as Pope Hildebrand; and the eccentric Dr. Wolff tells us that one of the dreams of his youth was to wear the tiara by the name of Hildebrand! In Italy, pronunciation turned it into Aldobrando, then into Aldrovando, and then Latin made Aldrovandus.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part VI, Chapter II (Names From Teuton Mythology), Section X (Hilda) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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