- Garibald (disambiguation)
__NOTOC__Garibald (also Gariwald, Garioald, Gerbald, Gerwald, Charoald) is a Germanic
masculine given name . It is the root of the namesGerald , Gerold, and their variants in other languages. Garibald was a popular name among theLombards andBavarii in theEarly Middle Ages . Its Lombardic forms are "Garipald" and "Gairipald"; in modern Italian it is "Garibaldo" or "Garibaldi" (feminine "Garibaldina"), and gives rise to thepatronymic Garibaldi. Its roots are "gaira"/"ger" (lance ,spear ) and "baltha"/"bald" (bold). Today the name is used mainly in Italy, to form an ideological connection with theRisorgimento led byGiuseppe Garibaldi .Kings of the Lombards *
Garibald (died 671)Dukes of Trent *
Garibald of Trent (died 662)Dukes of Bavaria *
Garibald I of Bavaria (died 591)
*Garibald II of Bavaria (died 624/30)Christian martyr s*
Gerbald (died 862)
*Gerwald (died 782)
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