Etymology

bertha

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French berthe
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bertha · noun1

  1. French · derived fromberthe
  2. English todaybertha

Probably from French berthe, from the name Berthe (English Bertha).

Bertha · proper noun2

  1. Old High German · derived fromberhta“bright one”
  2. Old English · derived fromBerhte“bright one”
  3. Old English · derived fromBerþa
  4. English todayBertha

Definitely from Old English Berþa as a result of metathesis of h, from earlier Old English Berhte (“bright one”), influence of Latin Bercta. Alternatively, from Old High German berhta (“bright one”), which was an epithet of the goddess Frigg.

Words from the same roots

Frenchberthe all →

berthe

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