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Origin of Oba Total Records: 3  Origin of Oba, Meaning of Oba Origin: I believe the Reader's Digest Book of Names stated that Theobald was a Germanic name derived from Theudo Bald meaning People Bold. Surnames: Theobald Submitted by: Origin of Oba, Meaning of Oba Origin: What does the Debolt name mean? German: variant of Diebold What does the Diebold name mean? German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements theud 'people', 'race' + bald, bold 'bold', brave (see Theobald) What does the Theobald name mean? English and German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the unattested element peudo - 'people', 'race', + bald 'bold', 'brave'. The English surname represents a learned form, re-created from French Theobald; the common medieval form of the name was Tebald, Tibalt (Old French Teobaud, Tibaut). Found on Ancestry.com from the Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 Surnames: DeBolt, Debolt, Diebold, Theobald, Tebald, Tibalt, Teobaud, Tibaut Submitted by: A. DeBolt Origin of Oba, Meaning of Oba Origin: Obazee is an rarely used African surname, mainly in Nigeria, that is translated as "The King Has Spoken", from the information that I have gathered from my father. Surnames: Obazee Submitted by: S. Obazee 9/7/2008 6:44 AM Page 1 of 1

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