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Also known as Bertha (given name), Bertha (first name)

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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Bertha
native label
Bertha
writing system
Latin script
Soundex
B630
Cologne phonetics
172
Caverphone
PTA1111111
language of work or name
Swedish
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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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