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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Berwald m. Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority'.

France
Latin
1112 Bervaldi (gen) CartNDJosaphat I; 1378 Barwoldo (dat) hanquetvol1 616, Berwoldo (dat) ibid. 597
Middle French
1564 Beroald RegPCC-1 p. 80; 1566 Béroald ibid. p. 260; 1567 Béroald ibid. p. 361
Italy
Latin
1376 Beraldo (abl) DouGen1 p. 147
The Netherlands
Latin
1387 berwoldus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 304
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Berwald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Berwald.