Bertram

/ˈbɜɹtɹəm/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright”) + *hrabnaz (“raven”).

Etymology 2

From German Bertram (according to Kluge appearing first in English in 1578), well-known, from Middle High German bërtram, bërhtram, from Old High German bërhtram, from Latin pyrethrum, from Ancient Greek πύρεθρον (púrethron).

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