Bertram

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Bertram

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, German
Etymology:
Bertram comes from an old Germanic name, Berahthraben, meaning “Bright Raven” from “behrt” (bright) and “hramm” or “hraban” (raven). The raven was a considered as symbol of wisdom.

History:
The name Bertram was introduced to England by the Normans, although it was never common. Shakespeare used it in All’s Well that Ends Well.

The name Bertram was revived in England and the United States in the late 19th century. and had become fairly common by the early 20th century.

Pronunciation: bert-ram.

Diminutives:
English: Bert, Bertie.

Alternates: Barthram, Berthram.
Danish: Bartram.
French: Bertrand.
Hungarian: Bertók.
Italian: Bertrando.
Latin: Bertrannus, Bertramus.
Spanish: Beltrán.

Surnames:
French: Dubertrand.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Bertrand de Born (1140-1208/1215)
Provençal poet.
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1869-1924)
American architect.
Bertram Brooker (1888-1955)
Canadian poet.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
British philosopher.

Fictional Characters:
Bertram
From Shakespeare’s play Alls Well that Ends Well.

Military:
Bertrand Du Cuesclin (1320-1380)
French commander.
Bertrand Clausel (1772-1842)
French marshal.
Sir Bertram Home Ramsay (1883-1945)
British admiral.

Political Figures:
Bertrand de Barere Vieuzac (1755-1841)
French revolutionary.
Jean Bertrand Aristide (1953-)
President of Haiti.

Religious Figures:
Bertrand de Got (Pope Clement V) (1260-1314)
Pope from 1305 to 1314.

Scientists and Inventors:
Bertram Borden Boltwood (1870-1927)
American chemist.
Bertram Brockhouse (1918-2003)
Canadian physicist.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.005 % named Bertram

Popularity of Bertram:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: N/A
1875: 411th most popular.
1900-1910: 452nd most popular.
1910-1920: 490th most popular.
1920-1930: 447th most popular.
1930-1940: 616th most popular.
1940-1950: N/A
1950-1960: 913th most popular.
1960-1970: 964th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Bertrand:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: N/A
1875: 802nd most popular.
1900-1910: 848th most popular.
1910-1920: 797th most popular.
1920-1930: 779th most popular.
1930-1940: 883rd most popular.
1940-1950: N/A