VALD

Name Element

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Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element (see also VLAD)

Ancient Germanic

*waldaʐ = 'ruler'
*walda- = 'might', 'power'

Old Norse

valdr = 'ruler', 'mighty one', 'powerful one'
valdr = 'might', 'power'
valda = 'to rule'

Gothic

waldan = 'to rule'

Old High German

waldan = 'to rule'
walt = 'ruler'
waltan = 'rule'

Old Saxon

waldan = 'to rule'

Old English

weald = 'ruler'
wealdan = 'to rule'

Related Names

See Aldi (Norse), Valdi (Norse), Waldi (German), Walo (German), Walt (English)

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Adalwalt (German)
AGI	see Agvaldr (Norse)
AI	see Ewawald (German)
ALA	see Alvaldr (Norse)
ALF	see Alfvaldr (Norse) and Alboald (German) and Ælfwold (English)
ANA	see Ávaldr (Norse)
ARN	see Arnvald (Norse) and Arnoald (German)
AS	see Ásvaldr (Norse) and Answald (German)
ASK	see Ascolt (German)
AST	see Ástvaldur (Norse)
AUD	see Auðvaldr (Norse) and Edvald (English)
BJÖRN	see Bjørnvald (Norse) and Valbjǫrn (Norse)
BJÖRT	see Berhtwald (German)
BORG	see Borgvald (Norse) and Byrial (Norse) and Waltpurg (German)
BRAND	see Valbrandr (Norse)
BRYN	see Brynvald (Norse)
DAG	see Dagvald (Norse)
DANR	see Danvald (Norse)
DARR	see Tarwald (German)
DIG	see Digrvaldi (Norse)
DOM	see Dómaldr (Norse) and Tuomwald (German)
DON	see Valdon
EGG	see Eginoald (German) and Agvaldr (Norse)
EIN	see *Einvaldr (Norse)
EIR	see Ernhold (German)
EY	see Eyvaldr (Norse)
FINN	see Finnvald (Norse)
FREJ	see Frøyvald (Norse)
FRID	see Waldifrid (German) and Fridvald (Norse)
GEIR	see Geirvaldr (Norse) and Gerwald (German); *Waldagaizaz (Norse) and Waldegar and Wealdgær (English)
GJAF	see Gjafvaldr (Norse)
GRIM	see Grímaldi (Norse)
GUD	see Gudhvald (Norse) and Gottwald (German)
GUNN	see Gunnvaldr (Norse)
HA	see *Hávaldr (Norse)
HAUK	see Haukvaldur (Norse)
HED	see Hedvald (Norse)
HEGG	see Hægvaldr (Norse)
HEID	see Valdheiður (Norse)
HER	see *HarjawaldaR (Norse) and Herwald (German); *Waldaharjaz (Norse) and Waltheri (German) and Wealdhere (English)
HILD	see Hildvald (Norse)
HJALM	see Helmwald (German)
HRAFN	see Ranild (Norse)
HREID	see Redvald (Norse)
HROD	see Hróðvaldr (Norse)
I	see Ivald (Norse)
IM	see *Ímvaldr (Norse)
ING	see Ívaldi (Norse) and Ingivaldr (Norse)
IS	see Ísvöld (Norse)
JARP	see Earpweald (English)
JEN	see Jenvald (Norse)
JON	see Jonvald (Norse)
JOS	see Josvald (Norse)
KIER	see Kjærvald (Norse)
KON	see Konvald (Norse)
KRIST	see Kristvaldur (Norse)
LID	see Liðsvaldr (Norse)
LIND	see Lindvald (Norse)
LYD	see Lydvald (Norse)
LYDIA	see Lydvald (Norse)
MAGN	see Magnvald (Norse)
MAR	see Waldemar (German)
MARK	see Markvald (Norse)
MARR	see Marvald
NOR	see Norvald (Norse)
O	see Ovald (Norse)
ODAL	see Adalwalt (German)
ODD	see Oddvaldur (Norse)
Or-	see Orvald (Norse)
RAD	see Ráðvaldr (Norse)
RAGN	see Ragnvaldr (Norse) and Raginoald (German)
RIK	see Richwald (German) and ValdríkR (Norse)
ROS	see Rosvald
Ross	see Rosvald
SE	see Sævaldi (Norse)
SIG	see Sigvaldr (Norse) and Sigholdt (Norse)
SIGN	see Singvald (Norse)
SUN	see Sunvald (Norse)
SUNN	see Singvald (Norse) and Sundvald (Norse)
TRYGG	see Tryggvald (Norse)
ULF	see Ulfvaldr (Norse)
UNN	see Unnvaldr (Norse)
VERR	see Veraldr (Norse)
VID	see Widuwald (German)
VIG	see Vígvaldr (Norse)
YR	see Ívaldi (Norse)
ÖL	see Ǫlvaldr (Norse)
ÖR	see *Ǫrvaldr (Norse)
ÞJOÐ	see Tjodvald (Norse)
ÞOR	see Þórvaldr (Norse)
ÞRUÐ	see Waltraud (German)

See also Skervaldr (Norse) and Kúgaldi (Norse?) and Mosvald (Norse)

First Element Forms

Val- Wal-
Vald- Wald- *Walda- Valde- Walde- Waldi-
Valt- Walt- Vált- Valtt-
Weald-
Volt- Wolt-

Last Element Forms

-al -alaat
-ald -alda -alde -aldh -aldi -aldina -aldine -aldr -aldur -aldus
-all
-altr -altti
-aud
-el
-fual
-hald -hold -holdt -holtti -holt
-ild -ilda
-oald
-ódía
-odus -ódus
-old -olda -oldh -oldine -oldus -oldt -olt
-ótus
-ualdh
-va -val -vald -wald -valda -waldaR -valde -valder -valdi -waldi -valdr -valdur -valdus -vall -valli
-walt -valtti
-veald -weald -vel -well
-vil -vild
-vold
-våll
-völd
-ål