Bertram
/ˈbɜɹtɹəm/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A flowering plant of species Anacyclus pyrethrum.
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 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).