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Bertram

American  
[bur-truhm] / ˈbɜr trəm /

noun

  1. a first name: from Germanic words meaning “bright” and “raven.”


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I half expected a Snidely Whiplash twirl of the mustache or a Bertram Oleander sidewise glance and sneer.

From Salon Jan. 16, 2026

They had also defended Mark Nordlicht, the former head of Platinum Partners, where Javice’s boyfriend Elliot Bertram used to work.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 24, 2025

Elsevier, the journal’s publisher, had opened an investigation, says Bertram, who works at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.

From Science Magazine Dec. 3, 2024

After Katherine wandered off among the guests, her mother found the 4-year-old talking earnestly with Bertram Feinstein, a neurosurgeon.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2023

“Friends—John, Aubrey, Bertram, Percival, Martin, Stephan—meet our ogre tamer. She’s the lass I told you about, the one who speaks Gnomic.”

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

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