Theobald is a Germanic dithematic name, composed from the elements theod- "people" and bald "bold". The name arrived in England with the Normans.
The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Tybalt (Shakespeare), in French Thibaut, Thibault, Thibeault, Thiébaut (etc.), in Italian as Tebaldo, in Spanish and Portuguese as Teobaldo and in Irish as Tiobóid and in Hungarian Tibold.
People called Theobald include:
Saint Theobald of Dorat (990–1070), French saint
Saint Theobald of Marly ( ?–1247), French saint and Cistercian abbot
Saint Theobald of Provins (1033–1066), French hermit and saint
Theobald of Langres (12th century), number theorist
Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine (c. 1191 – 1220), the Duke of Lorraine (1213–1220)
Theobald II, Duke of Lorraine (1263–1312), the Duke of Lorraine (1303–1312)
Theobald I, Count of Blois (913–975), the first Count of Blois, Chartres, and Châteaudun, as well as Count of Tours
Theobald II of Blois (c. 985–1004), eldest son and heir of Odo I, Count of Blois, and Bertha of Burgundy
Theobald III, Count of Blois (1012–1089), also known as Theobald I of Champagne, count of Blois, Meaux and Troyes
Theobald II, Count of Champagne (1090–1152), also known as Theobald IV of Blois (1090–1152), Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV (1102–1152) and Count of Champagne and of Brie as Theobald II 1125–1152)
Theobald III, Count of Champagne (1179–1201), Count of Champagne (1197–1201)
Theobald IV of Champagne (1201–1253), also known as Theobald I of Navarre, Count of Champagne (1201–1253) and King of Navarre (1234–1253)
Theobald V of Champagne (c. 1239 – 1270), also known as Theobald II of Navarre, Count of Champagne and Brie (as Theobald V) and King of Navarre (1253–1270)
Theobald of Bec (c. 1090 – 1161), Archbishop of Canterbury (1138–1161)
Theobald, Bishop of Liège ( ?–1312), ruler of Liège (1302–1312)
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856–1921), German politician and statesman who served as Chancellor of the German Empire (1909–1917)
Theobald Mathew (officer of arms) (1942–1998), English officer of arms
Theobald Mathew (temperance reformer) (1790–1856), Irish temperance reformer
Theobald Stein (1829–1901), Danish sculptor
Theobald Wolfe Tone (1763–1798), Irish revolutionary figure and leader of the 1798 United Irishmen's rising
