Bertha

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbɜːθə//
United States//ˈbɝθə//

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

proper noun

1
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
You are the beautiful Bertha, the spinner, the queen of Helvetia; / She whose story I read at a stall in the streets of Southampton
Why couldn't they have called her by her first name, Bertha, which was beautiful and dignified, instead of that silly "Rilla"?
"No wonder she never gets anywhere with a name like Bertha," Sally said, while having coffee afterwards with two of the other night-coursers. "It goes with her outfits, though." ( Bertha sports the macrame look, with health-food sandals and hand-weave skirts that don't do a thing for her square figure, [...])
2
Variant of PerchtaAlternative form of Perchta (“goddess in Alpine paganism”).

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.

Bert · A diminutive form of male given names containing the element…Berta · A female given name, variant of Bertha.bertha · A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress

Bertha · A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Bertie · A diminutive of Bertram, Albert or of any male given names…bertram · A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.Bertram · A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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