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 [ 2 syll. ber-tran(d), be-rtra-nd ] The boy name Bertrand is pronounced as BERTRahND KEY. Bertrand is largely used in the English, French, and German languages. It is derived from Germanic origins. The meaning of the name is bright shield. Two-element name derived from the words 'berht' + 'rant' meaning bright, famous + shield edge respectively. Beltran (Spanish), Beltrano (Italian and Spanish), and Bertrando (Italian) are variant forms of Bertrand. In addition, Bertrand is an English, French, and German variant form of the name Bertram (English and German). Bertie (pet form in English) and Bert (short form in Dutch, English, and German) are other variants of Bertrand. Bertrand is unusual as a baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1925 with 0.008% of baby boys being given the name Bertrand. It was #658 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a loss in popularity since then, and is now of sporadic use. Among all boy names in its family, Bertrand was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. A baby name that sounds like Bertrand is the name Bertrando (Italian). A famous person named Bertrand is Mathematician, Bertrand Russell, born 18 May 1872 - 2 February 1970, Trelleck, Wales. KEY: Pronunciation for Bertrand: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
