Bertram

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Gender Masculine
Usage English, German, Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. BUR-trəm(English) BEHR-tram(German)

Meaning & History

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).