Berht

Old English

Alternate Forms

• (West Saxon) *Beorht

Etymology

From berht (“bright, shiny”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /berxt/, [berˠxt]

Proper noun

(Anglian) Berht m

1. a male given name

References

• Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 37, line 8 recorded as "Berct", also recorded on lines 9 and 15 as "Bercht".