Bernold

Bernold is an old German given name , which is derived from the Old High German personal name ber (a) nu (bear) and waltan (rule).

The name day is 25 November, the namesake is Bernold von Ottobeuren .

Bernold is the name of the following people:

• Bernold von Konstanz , (around 1050–1100), medieval historian
• Bernold von Ottobeuren , † around 1050, Benedictine monk
• Bernold of Utrecht , 1026–1054 Bishop of Utrecht

Bernold is the family name of the following people:

• Franz Josef Benedikt Bernold (1765–1844), Swiss poet and politician
• Josef Leonhard Bernold (1809–1872), Swiss politician, industrialist and judge