Bernwald
m.
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 Beraldus (nom) irminon-vol2 50, Ved,
Bernoldus (nom) ibid. 94, Ved,
Beroldus (nom) ibid. 36, Palatiolum;
937x993 Beraldi (gen) CartSavII 1;
c996 Berolt (nom) ibid. 6;
1030 Beraldus (nom) StVdM-II 712;
c1030 Beraldus (nom) ibid. 714;
c1035 Beraldus (nom) ibid. 718;
c1040 Beraldus (nom) ibid. 723;
1054 Beraldus (nom) ibid. 693;
1058 Barnaldus (nom) ibid. 694;
1064x1079 Beraldus (nom) ibid. 716;
1131 Beraudo (abl) CartNDSaintes XXII;
1147 Beroldi (gen) clairvaux-12thc 14;
1274 Bernaudus (nom) RHF-VIII p. 58
- Middle French
- ● 1572 Beronald RegPCC-1 p. 491
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 1145 Pernoldus (nom) mairhofer XX;
1147 Pernoldi (gen) ibid. XXII;
1238 Baroldus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. XXI;
1240 Baroldus (nom) ibid. no. XXVI;
1315 Barolt (nom) VFBStralsund 39;
1332 Baroldus (nom) UrkMeck-8 5370
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1287 Bernoldus (nom) RigSB 125
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 834 Bernold (nom) OrkGZ no. 30,
Bernoldus (nom) ibid. no. 30
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1235 Beroldus (nom) CLC p. 46
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Bernwald". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Bernwald.