Bertha

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Bertha

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Bertha is an Germanic/Norman name. It originally meant “Bright” from “berht” (bright).

History:
Bertha was a common, though not popular Norman name. It died out in the 14th century, but was revived in the 19th. Now it has again died out.

Pronunciation: birth-ah

Alternates: Berdina, Berdine.
Czech: Berta.
French: Berthe.
Polish: Berta.
Spanish: Berta.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Bertha Morisot (1841-1895)
French painter.
Bertha, Freifrau von Suttner (1843-1914)
Austrian author.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Bertha Marian Holt (1904-)
American adoption activist.

Miscellaneous:
Bertha Honoré Palmer (1849-1918)
American philanthropist.

Other:
Big Bertha (World War I)
A kind of large, German gun.

Scientists:
Berta Vogel Scharrer (1906-1995)
American scientist who worked in neuroendocrinology.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.143 % named Bertha
0.010 % named Berta

Popularity of Bertha:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1881: 10th most popular.
1882: 7th most popular.
1883: 7th most popular.
1884: 10th most popular.
1885: 9th most popular.
1886: 8th most popular.
1887: 5th most popular.
1888: 5th most popular.
1889: 8th most popular.
1890: 10th most popular.
1881: N/A
1882: N/A
1893: 8th most popular.
1900-1910: 26th most popular.
1900: 10th most popular.
1910-1920: 47th most popular.
1920-1930: 77th most popular.
1930-1940: 118th most popular.
1940-1950: 158th most popular.
1950-1960: 265th most popular.
1960-1970: 403rd most popular.
1970-1980: 581st most popular.
1980-1990: 979th most popular.
1990: 898th most popular.
1991: N/A
1992: 963rd most popular.
1993: N/A

In France...
1900: 179th most popular.
1907: 172nd most popular.
1910-2000: N/A

Popularity of Berthe:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 15th most popular.
1910: 26th most popular.
1920: 39th most popular.
1930: 76th most popular.
1940: 123rd most popular.
1947: 192nd most popular.
1950-2000: N/A