Meaning of name Bertram

The names of some famous persons by the name Bertram (or its variants) are:

Laura Maureen Bertram, born on 5 September, a famous actress. Laura Maureen Bertram's background: A Canadian actress. She lives in Vancouver, Canada. She attended Leaside Collegiate Institute in Toronto[citation needed] and later earned her degree in history from the University of Guelph

John Bertram, born on 16 October, a famous entrepreneur. John Bertram's background: A businessman and a Member of Parliament in Canada. Bertram was born at Fenton Barns, near Dirleton, Scotland, to Hugh Bertram and Isabella Mack. John emigrated to Canada in 1860. He married Helen Shiells in Almonte Ontario and settled in Peterborough, Ontario where he was a wholesale hardware dealer. From 1872-1878 sat for Peterborough West as a Liberal in the House of Commons. In 1881, John moved to Toronto and became prominent as president of the Collins Inlet Lumber Company and as president of the Bertram Engine and Shipbuilding Company, a firm he ran with his brother George Hope Bertram (who was also an MP). John was well known in public life and was chairman of the Dominion Commissionon Transportation and in 1897 was member of the Ontario Forestry Commission. Unitarian. He died in Toronto and was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough Ontario.

Otto Bertram, born on 30 April, a famous military pilot. Otto Bertram's background: A German Spanish Civil War and World War II fighter ace who served in the Luftwaffe from 1935 until the end of World War II. After World War II he joined the Bundeswehr and served as Military attaché. 'Otsch' Bertram shot down a total of 22 enemy aircraft, nine of which were claimed during the Spanish Civil War.