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 [ 2 syll. ber-(t)hol(d), be-rtho-ld ] The boy name Berthold is pronounced as BERTHOWLD KEY. Berthold is primarily used in the French and German languages. It is of Germanic origin. The meaning of the name is bright ruler. The first name is from the Old German 'berht' (bright, famous) and 'wald' (to rule), with the second element being altered through association with the German 'hold' (fair, lovely, graceful). The German Barthold, the Scandinavian Bertil, and the Italian Bertoldo are variant forms of the name. Other forms of Berthold include the short form Bert (Dutch, English, and German), and the variant spellings Bertold (French and German) and Bertolt (French and German). See also the related form, the Czech, Hungarian, and German Berti. Berthold is an unusual baby boy name. It is ranked outside of the top 1000. Baby names that sound like Berthold include the German Barthold, the French and German Bertold, the French and German Bertolt, and the Italian Bertoldo. KEY: English pronunciation for Berthold: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
