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Berthel

“shining”·“ruler”

Berthel is a masculine given name from Danish. It is used in Norwegian Bokmål and Danish.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Berthel is built from elements meaning “shining” and “ruler”.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Berthel comes from Danish.

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How it developed

From Danish Berthel.

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The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Berthel through the years

Babies since 1880
93
63 boys · 30 girls
Most popular year
1915
12 babies
2025
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2021–25 vs 2016–20
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051015192019401960198020002025Highest share 1913Boys 0.0Girls 0.0
Berthel in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1913–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1933. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 277 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Berthel’s family of names

In Danish usage, Berthel shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Bertil. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Berthel has a related form in Bertel. In Danish usage, Berthel shares a linguistic root with the German form Berthold.

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Around the world

Berthel has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Danish roots to each of them.

DanishGerman

Danishwhere Berthel comes from · 2 names

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Swedish

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Norwegian

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Borgen

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German

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Danish

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