Meaning of Bertha
and the Origins of this baby name
Meaning  The name Bertha has the following meaning:
Bertha is Old German for "Bright". It is also related to the name of a Teutonic goddess and was extremely popular in the late 19th century. Later, in the early twentieth century, it fell in popularity probably due to the nick-naming of an infamous World War I German cannon as "Big Bertha" (this was the name of the daughter of the manufacturer's founding family).
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity
As a baby girl name, Bertha is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bertha in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Bertha is pronounced as bur-thah-
Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Bertha and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bertha: Boys - Emmet, Everett, Otho, Watt, Wilburn, Girls - Adelaide, Adelia, Adelle, Adline, Alberta, Allar, Arleth, Arminda, Arminta, Berdie, Bernardine, Both genders - Charles, Emma, GertrudeVariants Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Bertha are: Bertie
Style We think the name Bertha should fall under the following style category: German. See other German namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bertha to be: A simple, strong and very homely womanIn one word, you might describe Bertha as a(n) " homely" person. See other "homely" names for boys and girls. |
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