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Hi all!
My best friend's surname is Bertholet. She lives in the French speaking part of Switzerland. Although the most Bertholets originate from France, my friend says that her family comes from Prussia, and that she might be a descendant of a certain Queen called Berthe ('la reine Berthe'). I don't know if it's really true what my friend says, but anyway, we'd both like to hear what the meaning is of her surname.
Thank you in advance!
Lucille
My best friend's surname is Bertholet. She lives in the French speaking part of Switzerland. Although the most Bertholets originate from France, my friend says that her family comes from Prussia, and that she might be a descendant of a certain Queen called Berthe ('la reine Berthe'). I don't know if it's really true what my friend says, but anyway, we'd both like to hear what the meaning is of her surname.
Thank you in advance!
Lucille
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Hello Lucille!
I guess the French name Bertholet is a form of the Old German first- and surname Berthold which means "bright ruler".
Judith
I guess the French name Bertholet is a form of the Old German first- and surname Berthold which means "bright ruler".
Judith
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The "bright" part of the definition is confirmed by page 40 of the paperback edition of "dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France," by Albert Dauzat. c1980, 1987.
The surname BERTHOLET is treated under the main entry BERTOU, which seems to mean brilliant, wolf---although I do not speak French, the language in which the surnames are discussed.
Reg Niles
RegNMINiles@cs.com
The surname BERTHOLET is treated under the main entry BERTOU, which seems to mean brilliant, wolf---although I do not speak French, the language in which the surnames are discussed.
Reg Niles
RegNMINiles@cs.com
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Could be.......
I had suggested this to my friend, too, and I also suggested that it maybe came from Bartholomew, but she said 'no' and said it came from the Queen Berthe. I don't know if she's right, I don't believe she knows too much about the etymology of names in general, so I think my guesses of Berthold and Bartholomew come closer in the neighbourhood than Queen Berthe.
Regards,
Lucille
I had suggested this to my friend, too, and I also suggested that it maybe came from Bartholomew, but she said 'no' and said it came from the Queen Berthe. I don't know if she's right, I don't believe she knows too much about the etymology of names in general, so I think my guesses of Berthold and Bartholomew come closer in the neighbourhood than Queen Berthe.
Regards,
Lucille
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