Bert

Gender Masculine
Usage English, German, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. BURT(English) BEHRT(German, Dutch)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Short form of Albert and other names containing the element bert, often derived from the Old German element beraht meaning "bright".

Related Names

VariantsAl, Albie, Bertie, Herb, Herbie(English)
Feminine FormsAlberta, Bertina(English)
Other Languages & CulturesAlbert(Albanian) Æþelbeorht(Anglo-Saxon) Albert(Catalan) Albert, Herbert(Czech) Albert, Bertil(Danish) Albert, Alpertti, Altti, Pertti(Finnish) Albert, Aubert, Herbert(French) Abbe, Abe(Frisian) Alberte(Galician) Adalberht, Adalbert, Albert, Albertus, Berhtoald, Haribert, Charibert(Germanic) Albert(Hungarian) Albert(Icelandic) Adalberto, Alberto, Berto, Bertoldo(Italian) Alberts(Latvian) Albaer, Baer, Bèr(Limburgish) Albertas(Lithuanian) Albert(Norwegian) Aþalaberhtaz, Harjaberhtaz(Old Germanic) Albert(Polish) Adalberto, Alberto, Herberto, Heriberto(Portuguese) Albert(Romanian) Albert, Alik(Russian) Adalberto, Alberto, Heriberto, Berto, Herberto(Spanish) Albert, Bertil, Herbert(Swedish)
Surname DescendantBaardwijk(Dutch)
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Popularity

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Name Days

Sweden: February 8

Categories

currently out of the US top 1000, Disney characters, ends in -bert, Family Ties characters, Fire Emblem characters, game show hosts, Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest, intelligence, isograms, light, Mad Men characters, Muppets, one syllable, Oz characters, Philip K. Dick characters, short forms, song titles, The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters, The Man Who Came to Dinner characters, The West Wing characters, The White Lotus characters, Thomas and Friends characters, Three's Company characters, Tolkien characters, vaudevillians
Entry updated December 7, 2022