Berchtold
Berchtold is a Germanic name from the Old High German beruht and waltan. 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 of the 16th century. The name here replaces the female Perchta.
People with the given name
Notable people with the name or variants include:- Bertulf , in some chronicles attested as "Berthold"
- Blessed Berchtold of Engelberg, abbot
People with the surname
- Dietmar Berchtold, Austrian football midfielder
- Friedrich von Berchtold, Moravian botanist and physician
- Joseph Berchtold, Nazi Party member and Reich Leader of the SS
- Count Leopold Berchtold, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister at the outbreak of World War I
- Manuela Berchtold, Australian freestyle skier