Berthe

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French form of BERTHA.

BERTHA   female   German, English, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous". It was borne by the mother of Charlemagne in the 8th century, and it was popularized in England by the Normans. It died out as an English name after the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century. The name also appears in southern Germanic legends (often spelled Perchta or Berchta) belonging to a goddess of animals and weaving.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Berhta, Bertha
CATALAN: Berta
CZECH: Berta
ENGLISH: Bertha
GERMAN: Berta, Bertha
HUNGARIAN: Berta
ITALIAN: Berta
POLISH: Berta
SLOVENE: Berta
SPANISH: Berta
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
FRENCH: Bertille
MASCULINE FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Bertilo
DANISH: Bertil
NORWEGIAN: Bertil
SWEDISH: Bertil