The story
- Ligurian · derived fromGertaldi
- English todayGertaldi
From Ligurian Gertaldi (surname), from Lombardic gert (“enclosure, court”, Cf. Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌹 (þiudangardi) f.) + *-ualdi (“power, authority”, genitive of -Lombardic *-uald, Old High German walt)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.