Bertie
[bur-tee]
- a male or female given name.
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Examples from the Web for bertie
Contemporary Examples
Biographer Jane Ridley has written of Edward VII, “He spied on Bertie, he whipped him, he treated him as a patient.”
But Bertie died young, meaning that our present Queen Elizabeth came to the throne at the tender age of 25.
Queen Beatrix May Have Abdicated, But Queen Elizabeth Never Will, Insiders SayTom Sykes
January 29, 2013
Not every estate owner was responsible; inheritance often entailed no more business sense than a Bertie Wooster or Mr. Toad.
Every agreement he struck with Bertie was dishonoured, and it bothered him, and he would talk about it.
Bertie certainly put in the required effort—but this was no quick fix.
Historical Examples
They did get in, and took the clothes Bertie and I had worn through the day.
Mind, my dear Bertie, I do not wish to run down your view or that of any other man.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
It put me in a tight corner, Bertie; but my mind was instantly made up.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
You'll find my physiology even worse than my theology, Bertie.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro
Without any figure of speech I feel quite ashamed when I think of you, Bertie.
The Stark Munro LettersJ. Stark Munro