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Aldobrandi (surname)

Variants:Aldovandi (S) Aldovrandi (S) Drovandi (S)
Diminutive(s):Aldobrandini (S)
Derivative of:Hildebrand (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Italian.

1. From a Germanic/Langobardic personal name meaning "old sword".

2. From Tuscany, a variant of Hildebrand, from Old German "battle sword".

 
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