name
Meaning 1
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Bertha
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈbɝθə/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɜːθə/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)θə
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/ˈbɜː(ɹ)θə/
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CMU ARPABET: B ER1 TH AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Perchta (“goddess in Alpine paganism”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 3
A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
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.
Probably from French berthe, from the name Berthe (English Bertha).
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: Berta — female given name
- Danish: Bertha — female given name
- Faroese: Berta — female given name
- Finnish: Bertta — female given name
- French: Berthe — female given name
- Galician: Berta — female given name
- German: Bertha — female given name
- Hungarian: Berta — female given name
- Latvian: Berta — female given name
- Norman: Berthe — female given name
- Occitan: Bèrta — female given name
- Slovak: Berta — female given name
- Slovene: Berta — female given name
- Spanish: Berta — female given name
- Swedish: Berta — female given name
Real reading context