Bernwald
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Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority'.
The name of an 11th C Dutch saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Bernoldus (nom) irminon-vol2 94, Ved
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1287 Bernoldus (nom) RigSB 125
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bernwald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Bernwald.