The baby name Radboud is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Dutch approx. /ˈrɑt.baʊt/ — respelling: RAHT-bowt (English approx.: RAD-bowd).
Radboud is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Radboud is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Dutch approx. /ˈrɑt.baʊt/ — respelling: RAHT-bowt (English approx.: RAD-bowd).
Radboud is Germanic in Origin.
Radboud is a Dutch masculine name of Germanic origin, built from the elements rad "counsel, advice" and bold/boud "bold, brave"; some early forms show -bod "messenger, command," so the sense ranges from "bold in counsel" to "counsel's envoy." Attested in Old High German as Ratbald/Ratbod and in Old Frisian as Radbod/Redbad, it settled into modern Dutch as Radboud, with the Latinized Radboudus in medieval records.
Borne by King Radbod (Redbad) of Frisia (d. 719) and by Saint Radboud, bishop of Utrecht (c. 850-917), the name persisted in the Low Countries through hagiographic and regional tradition. It saw modest revival in the Netherlands in the 19th-20th centuries and remains uncommon but recognizably Dutch, boosted in visibility by Radboud University Nijmegen. Variants and cognates include Radbod, Ratbod, Radboudus, Radbodus, Redbad; short forms are rare.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL | Boys | 0 | #883 | 69 | 5,873 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
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