Berchtold (also Berthold, Bertold, Bertolt) is a

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...

from the Old High German ''beruht'' ('bright' or 'brightly') and ''waltan'' ('rule over'). The name came into fashion in the German High Middle Ages from about the 11th century. The cognate Old English name is Berhtwald or Beorhtwald, attested as the name of an archbishop in the 8th century. Berchtold was also the name of the leader of the Wild Hunt in

German folklore German folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in Germany over a number of centuries. Seeing as Germany was divided into numerous polities for most of its history, this term might both refer to the folklore of Germany proper and of all ...

of the 16th century. The name here replaces the female

Perchta or (' Bertha'; ), also commonly known as () and other variations, was once known as a goddess in Alpine paganism in the Upper German and also Austrian and Slovenian regions of the Alps. Her name may mean 'the bright one' or 'the bearer' (, fr ...

People with the given name

Notable people with the name or variants include: * Bertulf (archbishop of Trier) (died 883), in some chronicles attested as "Berthold" *Blessed Berchtold of Engelberg (died 1197), abbot

People with the surname

* Dietmar Berchtold (born 1974), Austrian football midfielder *

Friedrich von Berchtold Count Friedrich Carl Eugen Vsemir von Berchtold, baron von Ungarschitz (; 25 October 1781 – 3 April 1876), was a German-speaking Bohemian physician and botanist of Austrian descent. Biography Berchtold was born in Stráž nad Nežárkou () (no ...

(1781–1876), Moravian botanist and physician *

Joseph Berchtold Joseph Berchtold (6 March 1897 – 23 August 1962) was a German Nazi official and journalist who was the 2nd ''Reichsführer-SS'' from 1926 to 1927. An early senior Nazi Party member, he was a co-founder of the (SA) and (SS). Berchtold serve ...

(1897–1963), Nazi Party member and Reich Leader of the SS * Count

Leopold Berchtold Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz (, ) (18 April 1863 – 21 November 1942) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat and statesman who ser ...

(1863–1942), Austro-Hungarian foreign minister at the outbreak of World War I * Manuela Berchtold (born 1977), Australian freestyle skier

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