Berthold (name) explained
Berthold is a Germanic given name and surname. It is derived from two elements, berht ('bright') and wald ('(to) rule'). Variants include Berchtold and Bertolt.
People with the given name Berthold
- Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, (900–947), German duke
- Berthold of Zwiefalten, (1169), German abbot and historian
- Berthold, Margrave of Baden (1906–1963), German aristocrat
- Berthold of Garsten (died 1142), Austrian prelate
- Berthold of Parma (died 1111), Italian Benedictine lay brother and saint
- Berthold (patriarch of Aquileia) (1180–1251), Hungarian archbishop and patriarch
- Berthold of Ratisbon (1210–1272), German monk
- Berthold Auerbach (1812–1882), German-Jewish poet and author
- Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956), German dramatist
- Berthold Englisch (1851–1897), Austrian-Jewish chess master
- Berthold Laufer (1874–1934), German anthropologist and historical geographer with an expertise in East Asian languages
- Berthold Lubetkin (1901–1990), Russian architect
- Berthold Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1905–1944), German aristocrat and lawyer
- Berthold Schwarz, semi-legendary inventor of gunpowder
- Berthold Viertel (1953–1953), Austrian screenwriter and film director
- Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen (1125–1186)
People with the surname Berthold
See also
- Bertholdt Hoover, a fictional character in the anime/manga series Attack on Titan