Bert - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 1 syll. ber(t), be-rt ] The boy name Bert is pronounced as BERT ^KEY. Bert is largely used in the Dutch, English, and German languages, and it is derived from Germanic origins. Derived from the element 'berht' meaning bright, famous. The name developed as a diminutive of various names containing 'Bert' as a first or second element. The name was regularly adopted by English speakers from the 19th century. In recent times, the form Burt is known from the songwriter Burt Bacharach (1928-), who was given it as a variant of his father's name, Bert Bacharach. The name Bertha (French) is the female equivalent of Bert.

The name Berto (Spanish) and the name Burt (English) are variants of Bert. Other variants of Bert include the pet forms Berti (German), Bertie (English), and Berty (English).

In addition, Bert is a Dutch, English, and German short form of the name Albert (Dutch, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic).

Bert is also a Dutch, English, and German short form of the name Berthold (French and German).

Bert is also a Dutch, English, and German short form of the name Bertrand (English, French, and German).

Bert is also a Dutch, English, and German short form of the name Robert (English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish).

Bert is also a Dutch, English, and German short form of the name Bertram (English and German).

Bert is also a Dutch, English, and German short form of the name Herbert (English, French, and German).

Bert is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1901 with 0.111% of baby boys being given the name Bert. Its ranking then was #133. The baby name has since dropped out of favor, and is now of infrequent use. In 2007, among the group of boy names directly linked to Bert, Robert (English, French, German, Scandinavian, and Scottish) was the most commonly used. The name Bert has predominantly been a boy name, though it has also been given to girls in the past century. In 1903, Bert as a boy name outnumbered its use as a girl name by 22 times.

Baby names that sound like Bert include Baret (English), Burt (English), Bardh (Albanian), Bart (Dutch and English), Barth (English), Brad (English), Bret (English), Brett (English), Brit (English), Britt (English), Bardhi (Albanian), Barrat (English), Barratt (English), Barret (English), Barrett (English), Bartho (Dutch), Bartó (Hungarian), Barty (English), Berti (German), Bertie (English), Berto (Spanish), Berty (English), Bradey (English), Brady (English and Irish), Brodie (English and Irish), and Brody (English and Irish).

^KEY: Pronunciation for Bert: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"

Details of famous persons named Bert:
Actor Bert Lahr, born Irving Lahrheim, August 13, 1895 - December 4, 1967, New York.
Bandleader Benjamin (Bert) Ambrose, born Benjamin Baruch Ambrose, 15 September 1896 - 11 June 1971, London, England.
Poet Bertolt 'Bert' Brecht, born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht, 10 February 1898 - 14 August 1956, East Berlin, Germany.
Puppets Bert and Ernie, born 1969.
TV Personality Bert Parks, born Bert Jacobson, 30 December 1914 - 2 February 1992, Atlanta, Georgia.

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