Bertram

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
The name Bertram means "bright-raven" or "bright with a raven's intelligence".
Pronunciation
BEHR-tram(German)
BUR-trəm(English)
Bertram is pronounced as "BUR-truhm" in English.
Popularity
Bertram is not commonly used as a baby name in the US today. However, it was a popular name in the early 20th century.

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Bertram Name meanings & History

The name Bertram means "bright-raven" or "bright with a raven's intelligence". Means "bright raven", derived from the Old German element beraht "bright" combined with hram "raven". This name has long been conflated with Bertrand. The Normans introduced it to England, and Shakespeare used it in his play All's Well That Ends Well (1603). Bertram is mainly used as a male given name.

Zodiac Sign of Bertram: Beauty Taurus,Brains Libra

Synonyms of Bertram:

B: Brains,Beauty,Bountiful,Bashful

E: Exaggerate,Enliven,Enlighten,Expressive,Environment,Entertain

R: Restless,Reason,Rational,Resourceful

T: Truth,Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Talkative,Tacky,Testy,Touchy

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Argumentative,Action,Angry

M: Mushy,Memorabilia,Mommy,Manipulative,Mother,Memory,Maternal

Bertram is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Bertram include Bertram Brockhouse (Canadian physicist), Bertram Ramsay (British naval officer), and Bertram Sackville-Baggins (fictional character in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings").

2.) Bertram (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: (German) bright; illustrious. (English) bright raven. See also Bartram.

Other Forms: Beltran, Beltrán, Beltrano, Bertrae, Bertraim, Bertramus, Bertraum, Bertrem, Bertron


3.) BERTRAM (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: From the Old High German Berahtram, a variant of Berahthraban, a compound name composed of the elements beraht (bright) and hraban (raven). Var: Bertrand. (BARE-TRAHM)


4.) Bertram (Male)

Usage: German

Meanings: (German) outstanding

Other Forms: Bert, Bertie, Bertrem, Bertrom, Berty


5.) BERTRAM (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from the obsolete Old High German Berahtram (bright raven), a compound name composed from the elements beraht (bright, famous) and hraban (raven). The name, and its variant Bertrand, were introduced to England at the time of the Conquest. Var: Bertrand. Short: Bert. (BER-TRUM)


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