Bertram
/ˈbɜːr.trəm/noun
A male given name and surname of Germanic origin.
Did you know?Bertram comes from a Germanic personal name built from elements meaning “bright” and “raven,” and ravens were often charged with ominous, sacred, or warlike symbolism in early medieval culture.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*berhtaz
“bright, shining, famous”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hrabanaz
“raven”
Early Germanic
Germanic
*Berht-hrabanaz
“a compound personal name meaning roughly “bright raven””
Old High German
OHG
Bertramn / Bertram
“a personal name”
Middle English
English
Bertram
“a male given name and later a surname”
Modern English
English
Bertram
“a male given name and surname”