Berthold
m.
Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz + either Old High German hold 'friendly, comely, graceful' or Old High German walt 'power, authority'.
The name of an 11th C Italian saint, a 12th C Italian saint, and a 12th C French saint.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1237 Bertholdus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Bertoldus (nom) JeanIII p. 25
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1390 Bertold BbRT p. 339;
1399 Bertold ibid. p. 342;
1417 Bertold ibid. p. 348;
1419 Bertold ibid. p. 348;
1421 Bertold ibid. p. 349;
1427 Bertolt ibid. p. 352;
1428 Bertolt ibid. p. 352;
1432 Bertolt ibid. p. 355
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1159 Bertoldus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 37
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 948 Berchetoldus (nom) quix-vol1 88;
1142 Perchtoldi (gen) mairhofer I,
Perchtoldus (nom) ibid. I;
1145 Perchtoldus (nom) ibid. XIX;
1214 Bertoldus (nom) hennes-vol1 16;
1215 Bertoldi (gen) ibid. 18;
1217 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 28;
1219 Bertholdus (nom) ibid. 37;
1220 Bertolt (nom) ibid. 48;
1221 Bertholdus (nom) ibid. 57,
Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 59;
1401 Bertholdo (dat) HD1401 no. 348,
Bertoldo (dat) ibid. no. 37;
1414 Berchtoldum (acc) mairhofer DCXCVIII,
Berchtoldus (nom) ibid. DCXCVII;
1415 Berchtoldi (gen) ibid. DCCI,
Berchtoldus (nom) ibid. DCC;
1426 Berchtoldi (gen) ibid. DCCXXIII
- Early New High German
- ● 1400 Berchtold (nom) mairhofer DCLXVIII;
1401 Berchtold (nom) ibid. DCLXIX;
1402 Perchtold (nom) ibid. DCLXXI;
1416 Berchtold (gen) ibid. DCCIII;
1417 Berchtolden (gen) ibid. DCCV;
1418 Berchtolds (gen) ibid. DCCVII;
1419 Berchtold (nom) ibid. DCCXI,
Berchtoldes (gen) ibid. DCCXIII;
1421 Berchtolden (gen) ibid. DCCXVI;
1497 Berchtold Nurn1497 193
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Bertoldi (gen) BBC-Berg 126;
1326 Bertaldum (acc) Friuli-14thC no. 439,
Bertaldus (nom) ibid. no. 439,
Bertoldi (gen) ibid. no. 441,
Pertoldi (gen) ibid. no. 446,
Pertoldus (nom) ibid. no. 446
- ◑ 1326 Bertholoto (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 427
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 14thCx1478 Berthodi (gen) Ob-SPVn (193),
Berthodus (nom) ibid. (194)
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Berthold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Berthold.