Berwald
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon bero 'bear' + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority'.
- France
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- 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;
1571 Béroald ibid. p. 479
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1376 Beraldo (abl) DouGen1 p. 147
- The Netherlands
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- 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 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Berwald.