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Bertha

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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Bertha at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“bright one”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈbɝθə/, /ˈbɜːθə/

Etymology

Definitely from Old English Berþa as a result of metathesis of h, from earlier Old English Berhte (“bright one”), influence of Latin Bercta. Alternatively, from Old High German berhta (“bright one”), which was an epithet of the goddess Frigg.

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What does the name Bertha mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "bright one".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).