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
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1212 Bertoldo (dat) OvdFB 1,
Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 1;
1212x1213 Bertolt (acc) ibid. 2
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Bertoldus (nom) JeanIII p. 25
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1314 Berchtoldus (nom) Rössler1 6;
1345 Bertoldi (gen) CDEM-7.2 620620,
Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 620
- 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;
1438 Bertolt ibid. p. 361;
1439 Bertolt ibid. p. 362;
1442 Bartolt ibid. p. 364
- ◑ 1592 Pert Tiik1977 p. 286
- Finland
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- Early Modern Swedish
- ◑ 1548 Bertill Audén1980 p. 168,
Bertils (gen) ibid. p. 169;
1559 Berttils (gen) ibid. p. 166
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1014 Bertholdus (nom) HGSav-4.1 p. 2;
1016 Bertholdus (nom) ibid. p. 3;
1147 Bercholdi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 18;
1159 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 37;
1350 Bartholdum (acc) SDHK no. 6039
- Middle French
- ● 1570 Bertolles RegPCC-1 p. 425;
1571 Bertholle ibid. p. 436
- 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;
1200 Bertoldus (nom) UrkRott-1 9;
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;
1224 Bertoldus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 VIII;
1229 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. X;
1237 Bertholdo (abl) hennes-vol1 98;
1249 Bertholdus (nom) ibid. 134;
1253 Bertholdus (nom) ibid. 145;
1255 Bertoldo (abl) ibid. 156;
1259 Bertoldus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI;
1261 Berchtoldo (abl) FRA-XXXL 207;
1305 Bertoldus (nom) UrkMeck-5 2996;
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;
1420 Berchtold (nom) UrkRott-1 855;
1421 Berchtolden (gen) mairhofer DCCXVI;
1497 Berchtold Nurn1497 193
- Middle Low German
- ● 1347 Bartolt UrkHan 7
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1236 Bertoldi (gen) TirNot1 8,
Bertoldo (abl) ibid. 7,
Bertoldum (acc) ibid. 6,
Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 8;
1237 Bertoldi (gen) ibid. 584,
Bertoldum (acc) ibid. 587;
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
- ◑ 1237 Bertoloti (gen) TirNot1 578;
1326 Bertholoto (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 427
- Italian
- ● 1513x1521 Bertollo LeoX p. 11
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1287 Bertholdus (nom) RigSB 122,
Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 127;
1288 Bertoldo (dat) ibid. 333;
1289 Bertoldo (dat) ibid. 343,
Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 132;
1290 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 137;
1291 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 142;
1292 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 145;
1293 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 152;
1294 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 158;
1295 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 165;
1296 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 179;
1297 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 182;
1299 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 188;
1302 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 192;
1303 Bertoldo (dat) ibid. 374;
1306 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 1306;
1307 Bertoldus (nom) ibid. 206
- Middle Low German
- ● 1452 Bertolt Arbusow p. 97;
1462 Bertolt ibid. p. 99;
1464 Bertol ibid. p. 100
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 1311 bertoldi (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 298;
1356 bertoldus (nom) ibid. p. 301;
1364 bertoldus (nom) ibid. p. 302
- Poland
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- Middle High German
- ● 1332 Bertolt SBGlatzer p. 3
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1215 Bertoldus (nom) CartHaut 33;
14thCx1478 Berthodi (gen) Ob-SPVn (193),
Berthodus (nom) ibid. (194)
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Berthold". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Berthold.