Standard Lemma guide

Bertram

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˈbɜːtɹəm/
  • US: /ˈbɜɹtɹəm/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tɹəm
  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 T R AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”).

From German Bertram (according to Kluge appearing first in English in 1578), well-known, from Middle High German bërtram, bërhtram, from Old High German bërhtram, from Latin pyrethrum, from Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: Beltram — male given name
  • Catalan: Bertran — male given name
  • Danish: Bertram — male given name
  • Esperanto: Bertrando — male given name
  • French: Bertrand — male given name
  • Old French: Bertran — male given name
  • German: Bertram — male given name
  • Japanese: ベルトラン (Berutoran) — male given name
  • Korean: 베르트랑 (Bereuteurang) — male given name
  • Occitan: Bertran — male given name
  • Portuguese: Beltrão — male given name
  • Spanish: Beltrán — male given name
Real reading context

Bertram in complete knowledge articles