Bertram Forename
Approximately 25,123 people bear this name
Bertram Forename Definition:
A male name. (Latin Bertramus, German Bertram, French Bertrand, Spanish Beltran); Old German Berahthraben, compound of berhta ‘bright’ and hraben ‘raven’; introduced into England at the Conquest (Bertrannus occurs in Domesday Book). The French form of the name, Bertran, Bertrand, is much less common than Bertram, Bartram, which occur from the end of the 12th C.
Read More About This ForenameBertram Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 8,033 | 1:12,035 | 757 |
| United States | 100% | 6,396 | 1:56,682 | 3,048 |
| England | 100% | 2,137 | 1:26,019 | 1,500 |
| Jamaica | - | 1,825 | 1:1,580 | 380 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,223 | 1:44,589 | 4,771 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 968 | 1:183,434 | 8,190 |
| Austria | 100% | 865 | 1:9,843 | 622 |
| Bahamas | - | 522 | 1:765 | 194 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 501 | 1:41,515 | 4,680 |
| Canada | 100% | 357 | 1:92,811 | 4,851 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 323 | 1:52,328 | 3,510 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 243 | 1:5,603 | 953 |
| Barbados | - | 211 | 1:1,373 | 321 |
| Guyana | 100% | 117 | 1:6,524 | 1,110 |
| Wales | 100% | 116 | 1:26,675 | 1,283 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 110 | 1:1,014 | 147 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 96 | 1:85,557 | 2,901 |
| Philippines | 100% | 94 | 1:1,127,760 | 29,669 |
| Denmark | - | 93 | 1:60,747 | 2,149 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 93 | 1:165,847 | 10,498 |
| Scotland | 100% | 71 | 1:75,357 | 1,994 |
| Namibia | - | 61 | 1:39,413 | 2,704 |
| Brazil | 100% | 54 | 1:3,967,336 | 66,975 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 38 | 1:1,444 | 332 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Australia | - | 32 | 1:426,801 | 7,298 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 32 | 1:951,561 | 34,118 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 28 | 1:6,351 | 1,010 |
| France | 100% | 27 | 1:2,461,864 | 13,275 |
| Norway | 100% | 26 | 1:197,397 | 4,991 |
| Zambia | - | 25 | 1:634,192 | 13,051 |
| Thailand | 100% | 24 | 1:2,919,409 | 69,251 |
| India | 100% | 23 | 1:52,820,781 | 884,653 |
| Sweden | 100% | 21 | 1:469,424 | 12,247 |
| Belgium | 100% | 19 | 1:604,739 | 9,016 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 18 | 1:6,097 | 946 |
| Israel | 100% | 16 | 1:525,182 | 10,080 |
| Panama | 100% | 14 | 1:279,040 | 9,506 |
| Singapore | 100% | 14 | 1:449,075 | 10,858 |
| China | - | 11 | 1:124,186,889 | 65,712 |
| Hungary | 100% | 11 | 1:890,161 | 2,642 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 11 | 1:657,891 | 5,571 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 11 | 1:3,155 | 669 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 10 | 1:5,278,832 | 28,402 |
| Cameroon | - | 9 | 1:2,401,167 | 48,579 |
| Russia | 100% | 9 | 1:16,025,967 | 51,277 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 8 | 1:663,758 | 2,742 |
| Belize | 100% | 7 | 1:50,616 | 3,777 |
| Jersey | - | 7 | 1:14,283 | 1,073 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 7 | 1:5,408 | 486 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Czechia | 100% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Grenada | 100% | 5 | 1:21,625 | 2,009 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Italy | 100% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Qatar | - | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Argentina | 50% | 3 | 1:14,257,748 | 23,489 |
| Mexico | - | 3 | 1:41,381,476 | 74,307 |
| Montserrat | - | 3 | 1:1,625 | 276 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Finland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,741,592 | 19,235 |
| Indonesia | - | 2 | 1:128,981,834 | 1,206,875 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 2 | 1:3,009,168 | 24,322 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 2 | 1:2,914 | 288 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Guatemala | - | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
Bertram (42,711) may also be a surname.
Bertram Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. (Latin Bertramus, German Bertram, French Bertrand, Spanish Beltran); Old German Berahthraben, compound of berhta ‘bright’ and hraben ‘raven’; introduced into England at the Conquest (Bertrannus occurs in Domesday Book). The French form of the name, Bertran, Bertrand, is much less common than Bertram, Bartram, which occur from the end of the 12th C. For the form Bartram, which survives as a surname, cf. Barnard from Bernard. Bertie is the usual diminutive.
Bertrannus Domesday Book 1086. Bertram Curia Regis Rolls 1198-1215. Berteram Hundred Rolls 1273. BartremPoll Tax 1379. Bertran Lyford 1655.
Like the next, it is equivalent to—and in C20 much more general than—Bartram. In Teutonic, it means ‘bright raven’. The patron saint of all three is Bertichramnus, bishop of Mans until 623. (Yonge.)
The Old German name; from brecht-ram, renowned for strength. Conf. the inverse, Rambert.
Teutonic (masculine) - Eminent for strength.
A Teutonic name, meaning: Fortunate, illustrious one: bright raven.
Bertram Forename Popularity
Bertram Demographics
Average Male Bertram Height
176.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berthram | 93 | 161 | / |
| Bertraam | 93 | 4 | / |
| Bertraim | 93 | 4 | / |
| Bertrame | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bertraum | 93 | 3 | / |
| Berttram | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bertramd | 93 | 3 | / |
| Bertramn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bheartram | 88 | 484 | / |
| Bertraham | 88 | 3 | / |
| Bertran | 86 | 1,186 | / |
| Bartram | 86 | 107 | / |
| Bertrom | 86 | 37 | / |
| Vertram | 86 | 9 | / |
| Birtram | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bertrand | 80 | 170,256 | / |
| Bhartram | 80 | 773 | / |
| Bertrant | 80 | 395 | / |
| Bertrain | 80 | 59 | / |
| Bertrang | 80 | 55 | / |
| Barthram | 80 | 49 | / |
| Bertrane | 80 | 47 | / |
| Berthran | 80 | 34 | / |
| Berttran | 80 | 6 | / |
| Birthram | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bertrome | 80 | 4 | / |
| Berthrom | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bertrhan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bertrean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bertraun | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bertrann | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bertraan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berthrand | 75 | 238 | / |
| Berttrand | 75 | 14 | / |
| Bertranne | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bertrandt | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bertreann | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bhertrand | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bertraind | 75 | 2 | / |
| Berthrang | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bertierem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berrtrand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berthrant | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertraand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertraine | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertraing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertrannd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertreand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertrhand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertrrand | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertthran | 75 | 1 | / |
| Berttrane | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bharthram | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bahartram | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bertron | 71 | 103 | / |
| Vertran | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bartrom | 71 | 6 | / |
| Birtran | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bertrán | 71 | 2 | / |
| Birtrand | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bertrone | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bertrond | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vertrain | 67 | 3 | / |
| Virthram | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vertrean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barthrom | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beartron | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berthron | 67 | 1 | / |
Bertram Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bertram in the Russian language | ||
| Бертрам | bertram | - |
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