Bertram
See also: bertram
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Batterham
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editBertram
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Quotations
edit- c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- Be thou blest, Bertram; and succeed thy father
In manners, as in shape!
- 1979, Catherine Aird, Some Die Eloquent, Doubleday, published 1980, →ISBN, page 77:
- "He doesn't use Bertram," Sloan informed him. "They told me at the bank."
"Don't blame him."
"He's always known as George."
"Never Bertram," noted Leeyes. "People can be funny about Christian names."
Translations
editmale given name
Anagrams
editDanish
editProper noun
editBertram
- a male given name, equivalent to English Bertram
- a surname originating as a patronymic
German
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editProper noun
editBertram
- a male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Bertram
Proper noun
editBertram m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Bertrams or (with an article) Bertram, feminine genitive Bertram, plural Bertrams)
- a surname originating as a patronymic
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle High German bërtram, bërhtram, from Old High German berhtram, from Latin pyrethrum and influenced by the male given name, from Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).
Alternative forms
editNoun
editBertram m (strong, genitive Bertrams, no plural)
Declension
editDeclension of Bertram [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Descendants
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)tɹəm
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)tɹəm/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Germanic languages
- English surnames
- English surnames from patronymics
- English terms with quotations
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- Danish surnames
- Danish surnames from patronymics
- German 2-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio links
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
- German male given names from Germanic languages
- German masculine nouns
- German feminine nouns
- German nouns with multiple genders
- German surnames
- German surnames from patronymics
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
- German terms derived from Middle High German
- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Latin
- German terms derived from Ancient Greek
- German nouns
- German uncountable nouns
- de:Anthemideae tribe plants