Berthold as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Berthold

What is the meaning of the name Berthold ?

The baby name Berthold is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈbɜːrθoʊld/ (BER-thold); German: /ˈbɛʁthɔlt/ (BERT-holt).

Berthold is in Origin.

Berthold is a Germanic masculine name formed from Old High German beraht/berht "bright, famous" and wald/waltan "rule, power," yielding the sense "bright ruler" or "illustrious leader." It spread across medieval German-speaking lands and the Alps, favored by nobles, abbots, and scholars; notable bearers include the 13th-century preacher Berthold of Regensburg and a 12th-century Carmelite figure known as Berthold of Calabria. The name saw periodic revivals in the 19th century with Romantic interest in early Germanic forms.

Variants appear as Berchtold, Bertold, and Bertholt in German; Bertolt (as used by playwright Bertolt Brecht); Italian Bertoldo; and Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, and Croatian Bertold. Short forms include Bert and the Bavarian/Austrian Bertl, with cognate links to the element-shared Bertram and Bertha. Berthold remains uncommon in English today but endures in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for parents seeking an old-world, dignified classic.