Bertram
See also: bertram
English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Bertram
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
Quotations
- 1598 William Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well: Act I, Scene I :
- Be thou blest, Bertram; and succeed thy father / In manners, as in shape!
- 1979 Catherine Aird, Some Die Eloquent, Doubleday (1980), →ISBN, page 77:
- "He doesn't use Bertram," Sloan informed him. "They told me at the bank." "Don't blame him." "He's always known as George." "Never Bertram," noted Leeyes. "People can be funny about Christian names."
Translations
male given name
Anagrams
Danish
Proper noun
Bertram
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bertram.
- a patronymic surname
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Bertram
- a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Bertram.
- a patronymic surname transferred from the given name
Etymology 2
From Middle High German bërtram, bërhtram, from Old High German berhtram, from Latin pyrethrum and influenced by the male given name, from Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).
Alternative forms
Noun
Bertram m (genitive Bertrams, no plural)
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Declension
Descendants
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