69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootberaht/berhtFeminine FormsBerhta, BerthaOther Languages & CulturesBertil(Danish) Bertil(Swedish) Categories diminutives, isograms, light, short forms Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 283.
