Bert

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Pronounced BURT in English or BERT in Dutch, it is the short form of names containing the element bert, often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright" ^[1] (or perhaps "bearded"). It can also be an abbreviation for Bertie.

POPULARITY

According to the Social Security Administration, Bert is not in the top 1000 names for any year of birth in the United Sates in the last 15 years. However, the name is more popular in Belgium where it ranked there as follows:

• 316th as a boy's name in 2003
• 317th as a boy's name in 2004
• 398th as a boy's name in 2002
• 575th as a boy's name in 2005^[1]

FACTS

• Many members of the British Royal family, and Britains in general, use Bertie as a nickname for their members named Edward including King Edward VII.
• Bert is generally used as more of a nickname.

NAMESAKES

• BERT (acronym), Bit Error Rate Test
• Bert is a Muppet character who, with his Muppet friend Ernie, have been featured on the PBS children's television show Sesame Street
• Bert was a character in the book, stage play and movie Mary Poppins.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Bert Park, perennial emcee of the Miss America pageants in the United States for many years.
• Bertolt Brecht, also Bert Brecht, German dramatist
• Bert Kaempfert, German orchestra leader
• Bert Sakmann, winner of the 1991 Nobel Prize for Medicine
• Bert Trautmann, football player
• Bert McCracken, lead singer of alternative/screamo band The Used.
• Bert Newton, an Australian entertainer often referred to simply as "Bert"
• Bert Kruismans, a Flemish comedian
• Bert Visscher, a Dutch cabaret artist
• Bert Koenders, a Dutch politician^[1]

NOTES

OTHER BERT'S

Bert Smith, Bert Johnson, Bert Williams, Bert Jones, Bert Brown, Bert Davis, Bert Miller, Bert Wilson, Bert Moore, Bert Taylor, Bert Abdallah, Bert Abrahart, Bert Acevedo, Bert Acken, Bert Acton, Bert Adamski, Bert Adamson, Bert Adreon, Bert Anguillara, Bert Aaby, Bert Aap, Bert Aarnio, Bert Aaron, Bert Aarsen, Bert Aasen, Bert Abbey, Bert Abbott, Bert Abel, Bert Abell, Bert Abella, Bert Aberle, Bert Abernathy, Bert Abitia, Bert Abney, Bert Abraham, Bert Abrahams, Bert Abrams, Bert Abron, Bert Absheer, Bert Absher, Bert Abud, Bert Acanfora, Bert Achez, Bert Acker, Bert Ackerman, Bert Ackerson, Bert Acluba, Bert Acosta, Bert Acoya, Bert Actman, More results

Author: Mike_Szimanski