Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German berhta meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names Beorhtgifu meaning "bright gift" or Beorhtwynn meaning "bright joy".
Bertha appears as a Frankish given name from as early as the 6th century. The monothematic Bertha as a given name may, however, not originate with the theonym but rather as a short form of dithematic given names including the "bright" element. This is notably the case with the mother of Charlemagne, Bertrada (properly berht-rada "bright counsel") called "Bertha Broadfoot." Carolingian uses of the name Bertha, as in the case of Bertha, daughter of Charlemagne and Bertha, daughter of Lothair II, are in this tradition.
In modern times, the name is associated with an unusually large example of a class of objects. Many large machines are nicknamed Bertha for the World War I howitzer known as Big Bertha.
This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
December 18, 2023
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For other uses see Bertha disambiguation Bertha is a female Germanic name from Old High German berhta meaning bright one It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names Beorhtgifu meaning bright gift or Beorhtwynn meaning bright joy BerthaGenderFemaleOriginMeaning Bright one The name occurs as a theonym surviving as Berchta a figure in Alpine folklore connected to the Wild Hunt probably an epithet of Frijjō in origin Bertha appears as a Frankish given name from as early as the 6th century The monothematic Bertha as a given name may however not originate with the theonym but rather as a short form of dithematic given names including the bright element This is notably the case with the mother of Charlemagne Bertrada properly berht rada bright counsel called Bertha Broadfoot Carolingian uses of the name Bertha as in the case of Bertha daughter of Charlemagne and Bertha daughter of Lothair II are in this tradition In modern times the name is associated with an unusually large example of a class of objects Many large machines are nicknamed Bertha for the World War I howitzer known as Big Bertha Women named Bertha include Saint Bertha of Kent 539 c 612 Queen of Kent Saint Bertha of Val d Or d c 690 abbess Saint Bertha of Artois mid 7th century 4 July 725 abbess daughter of Count Rigobert and Ursana Bertrada of Laon also called Bertha with the big feet 720 783 Frankish queen Saint Bertha of Bingen fl c 757 mother of Saint Rupert of Bingen Bertha daughter of Charlemagne c 780 after 11 March 824 Bertha daughter of Lothair II 863 925 Blessed Bertha de Bardi Florence died 24 March 1163 Bertha Duchess of Brittany c 1114 1156 Bertha of Burgundy 952 964 or 967 1010 16 January 1016 or 1035 queen of France Bertha of Hereford born c 1130 heiress Bertha of Holland c 1055 1093 queen of France Bertha of Putelendorf died 1190 Saxon noble Bertha of Savoy 1051 1087 Bertha of Sulzbach 1110 1159 Byzantine empress Bertha of Swabia c 907 966 queen of Burgundy Bertha of Val d Or died c 690 a Christian saint Bertha Benz 1849 1944 wife of automobile inventor Karl Benz and the first person in history to drive an automobile over long distance Bertha Southey Brammall 1878 1957 Australian writer Bertha Brainard 1890 1946 pioneering television executive Bertha Coombs born 1961 reporter Bertha Diaz 1936 2019 Cuban track and field athlete Bertha Fowler 1866 1952 American educator preacher deaconess Bertha Gifford 1871 1951 American serial killer Bertha Lund Glaeser 1862 1939 American physician Bertha Gxowa 1934 2010 South African anti apartheid activist trade unionist and women s rights activist Bertha Hart American mathematician Bertha Chippie Hill 1905 1950 American blues and vaudeville singer and dancer Bertha von Hillern 1853 1939 American athlete and painter Bertha Hosang Mah 1896 1959 Canadian student Bertha Kalich 1874 1939 Jewish actress Bertha Krupp 1886 1957 sole proprietor of the Krupp industrial empire from 1902 to 1943 Bertha Knight Landes 1868 1943 first female mayor of a major American city Seattle Washington Bertha Lewis 1887 1931 English opera singer and actress Bertha Mahony 1882 1969 publisher of children s literature Bertha Palmer 1849 1918 American businesswoman socialite and philanthropist Bertha Pappenheim 1859 1936 Austrian Jewish feminist and social pioneer Bertha Lee Pate 1903 1975 American blues vocalist Bertha Quinn 1873 1951 British suffragette and socialist recipient of Papal Medal Bertha Ronge 1818 1863 Anglo German kindergarten activist Bertha Runkle 1879 1958 American novelist and playwright Bertha Sanchez born 1978 Colombian long distance runner Bertha Schrader 1845 1920 German painter lithographer and woodblock print maker Bertha von Suttner 1843 1914 Austrian novelist and pacifist Bertha Swirles 1903 1999 English physicist and applied mathematician Bertha Tammelin 1836 1915 Swedish musician composer and singer Bertha Teague 1906 1991 Hall of Fame basketball coach Bertha Townsend 1869 1909 American tennis player Bertha L Turner 1867 1938 American caterer cookbook author and community leader Bertha Valerius 1824 1895 Swedish photographer Bertha Yerex Whitman 1892 1984 American architect Bertha Wehnert Beckmann 1815 1901 German photographer Bertha Wilson 1923 2007 first female Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Bertha M Wilson 1874 1936 American dramatist critic actress Bertha Zuck 1797 1868 German Swedish royal treasurer Bertha Zuricher 1869 1949 Swiss author painter and engraverSee also editBertha disambiguation Big Bertha disambiguation Bertrade disambiguation External links edithttp www behindthename com name bertha nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bertha amp oldid 1167484686, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
