Bertram

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (bright) +‎ *hrabnaz (raven).

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Proper noun

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Bertram

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Quotations

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  • c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
    Be thou blest, Bertram; and succeed thy father
    In manners, as in shape!
  • 1979, Catherine Aird, Some Die Eloquent, Doubleday, published 1980, →ISBN, page 77:
    "He doesn't use Bertram," Sloan informed him. "They told me at the bank."
    "Don't blame him."
    "He's always known as George."
    "Never Bertram," noted Leeyes. "People can be funny about Christian names."

Translations

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Bertram

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bertram
  2. a surname originating as a patronymic

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrtram/
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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Bertram

  1. a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Bertram

Proper noun

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Bertram m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bertrams or (with an article) Bertram, feminine genitive Bertram, plural Bertrams)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic

Etymology 2

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From Middle High German bërtram, bërhtram, from Old High German berhtram, from Latin pyrethrum and influenced by the male given name, from Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).

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Noun

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Bertram m (strong, genitive Bertrams, no plural)

  1. pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum)
Declension
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Descendants
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  • English: bertram
  • Polish: bertram
  • Russian: бертрам (bertram)