Given name
Berhthold
“bright”·“might”
Berhthold is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Berhthold is built from elements meaning “bright” and “might”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Berhtawald, built from Proto-West Germanic *berht (“bright”) + *wald (“might”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Berhthold’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Berhthold shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Beorhtweald. In Old High German usage, Berhthold has a related form in Peractolt. In Old High German usage, Berhthold has a related form in Perahtolt.
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Around the world
Berhthold has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
13 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Perhtoltvariant · Old High German
- Pertholtvariant · Old High German
- Perectholtvariant · Old High German
- Perechtoltvariant · Old High German
- Perhttoltvariant · Old High German
- Peretoltvariant · Old High German
- Peractoltvariant · Old High German
- Perahtoltvariant · Old High German
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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“rush”
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“bright, shining” · “great, famous”
>99% boys
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“grove”
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Berhtmunt
“bright” · “protector”
>99% boys