Bertha
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Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German berhta meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names Beorhtgifu meaning "bright gift" or Beorhtwynn meaning "bright joy".
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- Given name.name
- Bertha
- Given name.gender
- Female
- Given name.meaning
- "Bright one"
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- native label
- Bertha
- Soundex
- B630
- Cologne phonetics
- 172
- Caverphone
- PTA1111111
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- Bertha (given name)
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Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German berhta meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names Beorhtgifu meaning "bright gift" or Beorhtwynn meaning "bright joy".
The name occurs as a theonym, surviving as Berchta, a figure in Alpine folklore connected to the Wild Hunt, probably an epithet of *Frijjō in origin.
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