bertha
/ˈbɝθə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.15 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Example Sentences
- "You are the beautiful Bertha, the spinner, the queen of Helvetia; / She whose story I read at a stall in the streets of Southampton"
- "Why couldn't they have called her by her first name, Bertha, which was beautiful and dignified, instead of that silly "Rilla"?"
- ""No wonder she never gets anywhere with a name like Bertha," Sally said, while having coffee afterwards with two of the other night-coursers. "It goes with her outfits, though." ( Bertha sports the macrame look, with health-food sandals and hand-weave skirts that don't do a thing for her square figure, [...])"
Etymology
Definitely from Old English Berþa as a result of metathesis of h, from earlier Old English Berhte (“bright one”), influence of Latin Bercta. Alternatively, from Old High German berhta (“bright one”), which was an epithet of the goddess Frigg.
Origin
- Source language: Old English
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbɝθə/
- British English: /ˈbɜːθə/