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Bertha

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Bertha: German Meaning of Bertha: "bright, glorious"
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Ever since the enormous German cannon was dubbed "Big Bertha" in World War I, this name hasn't worked for a sweet little baby girl. Not true of the Polish version, Berta.

Famous People Named Bertha

Bertha von Suttner, first female laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize

Pop Culture References for the Name Bertha

Bertha Mason, Edward Rochester's wife in the novel "Jane Eyre," by Charlotte Bronte
Bertha Dorset, a character in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth

Bertha's International Variations

Berthe, Bertille (French) Bertina, Berrty, Berrta, Berti, Berrti, Bertilde, Bettina (German) Berte (Norwegian) Berta (Polish) Birdie, Bertie, Berit, Bird, Birta (Swedish)