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Bertha

Bertha

32 3.2
A female first name used by some women
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbɜrθə/
translation icon : Berta
  • My grandmother's name was Bertha, and she often shared stories of her youth.
  • year-old Bertha
  • Bertha and Harry
  • Bertha Cowan

He's like, listen, Bertha, I don't want to get up.

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Examples

  • The next year he married Bertha Cohen, and in 1936 was sent to Paris as "l'oeil de New York."

    Academic text (1997)

  • Or talking earnestly with Sister Bertha, a portly nun who was one of his teachers.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Florence and Bertha were among the top ten names given to girls.

    Bare Witness (2002)

  • Aunt Bertha from Lonely Trails.

    Mank (2020)

  • During his studies in Zurich, he later met his wife, Bertha Ludwig.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Matt had been grim for days after that, and Bertha had cried privately down by the stream.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Needless to say, Ed and Bertha Briney were furious.

    LegalEagle

  • Along with a young friend, sixteen-year-old Bertha Cowan left Lynchburg, Virginia, for Cleveland in late 1917.

    Academic text (1996)

  • In the history of the city, Bertha Landes served as the first woman mayor of Seattle.

  • Many parents chose the name Bertha for their daughters in the early 1900s.

Surface Forms

Bertha main

Etymology

Bertha is a female name from an old German word beraht meaning 'bright' or 'famous'. So the name suggests someone who stands out or 'shines', like the English word 'bright'.