What origin is the name Bert?

Bert comes from english naming traditions. Names from this origin often carry meanings tied to nature, virtues or heritage.

Is Bert a popular name?

Bert is very rare in official US birth records — fewer than 5 babies of this gender were given the name in any year we checked.

Yes. Bert does not appear in US Social Security birth records, which list every name given to at least 5 babies, so it is rare in the US.

What are good brother names for Bert?

Names from the same english tradition pair naturally with Bert — for example Mason, Jackson, Carter. You can browse more on our english names page.

Bert

Discover the meaning and origin of the name Bert

Bert

Unisex

english

1 syllable

Bert is an english unisex name meaning "Bright light; bright; diminutive of bertrand: intelligent; glorious raven. french form of the german bertram, meaning bright-raven. philosopher and mathematician bertrand russell. some scholars believe the second syllable of bertrand derived from a word meaning shield".

With english roots, Bert is a unisex name that means "Bright light; bright; diminutive of bertrand: intelligent; glorious raven. french form of the german bertram, meaning bright-raven. philosopher and mathematician bertrand russell. some scholars believe the second syllable of bertrand derived from a word meaning shield". At just 4 letters, it is short and easy to say. It has 1 syllable.

Origin: english
Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1

Meaning compiled from public name lists.

Meaning

Bright light; bright; diminutive of bertrand: intelligent; glorious raven. french form of the german bertram, meaning bright-raven. philosopher and mathematician bertrand russell. some scholars believe the second syllable of bertrand derived from a word meaning shield

Popularity

Very rare in US records (source: US Social Security Administration birth records (best rank 2008–2017))

Quick answers about Bert

Very rare in US records

What does Bert mean?

Bert is a unisex name of english origin meaning "Bright light; bright; diminutive of bertrand: intelligent; glorious raven. french form of the german bertram, meaning bright-raven. philosopher and mathematician bertrand russell. some scholars believe the second syllable of bertrand derived from a word meaning shield".

Is Bert a rare name?

Yes. Bert does not appear in official US birth records for 2017, meaning fewer than 5 babies got the name that year.

Brother names that go with Bert

Mason Jackson Carter Wyatt Tyler Grayson

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Bert means "Bright light; bright; diminutive of bertrand: intelligent; glorious raven. french form of the german bertram, meaning bright-raven. philosopher and mathematician bertrand russell. some scholars believe the second syllable of bertrand derived from a word meaning shield" — these names share that spirit.