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- proper noun A male
given name used in theMiddle Ages in many spellings, but rare today.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Again, a family bearing the name Theobald is of French origin and used really to be called Du Val.
Criminal Psychology: a manual for judges, practitioners, and students 1911
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From the Stanford InfoLab by Sean Kandel; Eric Abelson; Hector Garcia-Molina; Andreas Paepcke; Martin Theobald
Research Paper: PhotoSpread: A Spreadsheet for Managing Photos « ResourceShelf 2007
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While other scientists have previously examined common ancestry more narrowly, for example, among only vertebrates, Theobald is the first to formally test Darwin’s theory across all three domains of life.
Darwin’s Theory of Universal Common Ancestry Confirmed in First Large-Scale Test | Impact Lab 2010
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Johnson calls Theobald 'a man of heavy diligence, with very slender powers. '
Life Of Johnson Boswell, James, 1740-1795 1887
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Galway, and remorselessly put to death by Theobald Burke, usually called Theobald of the ships.
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846
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Galway, and remorselessly put to death by Theobald Burke, usually called Theobald of the ships.
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2 Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846
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"Theobald," replied Arnold, "he who desires to know Jesus is no longer a stranger to his love."
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"You know, my dearest boy," she said to him, "that papa" (she always called Theobald "papa" when talking to Ernest) "is so anxious you should not go into the Church blindly, and without fully realising the difficulties of a clergyman's position.
The Way of All Flesh Samuel Butler 1868
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"Theobald," was heard through the partition, "I am coming!
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"Theobald," added Gottfried, "there should be no difference between us.
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