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Boy · Germanic
Rombout
Say it: ROM-bowt
Meaning
From Saint Rumbold of Mechelen; probably Germanic hruom 'fame' and bald 'bold'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Tied to Mechelen, whose cathedral bears the saint's name.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Rumbold |
|---|---|
| French | Rombaut |
Famous bearers
- Saint Rumbold, patron of Mechelen
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
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