Meaning and Origin of: Bert

Girl name origins & meanings

  • English : Bright; famous

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : Bright
  • Old English : Fortress, bright flame
  • Old German : Angel bright
  • German : Bright desire
  • Old English : Shining hero
  • Old English : Exalted ruler
  • German : Shining army
  • Old English : Bright; famous

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and French : from the Germanic personal name Berto, a short form of the various compound personal names formed with berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’ (see for example Berthold, Bertholf, and Bertram).