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What does Bertil mean?
Bertil 
as a boys' name has its root in Old German, and the meaning of the name Bertil is "bright strength; renowned leader". Bertil is an alternate spelling of Berthold (Old German): uncommon in English-speaking countries.
STARTS WITH Be-
Variations
VARIANTS Bertoll, Bertol, Bertell
RELATED FORMS VIA BERTHOLD Bert▼, Bertold, Bertolde, Bertolt, Berton
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bertil Bode (B.B.), ..
How popular is Bertil?
Bertil is an uncommonly occurring first name for males. Bertil is also an unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Bertil entered the list in 1910-1919 and reached its highest rank of #1434 in the U.S. then, but is not found in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent varying forms of Bertil are Bert and Berton. Other variants, like Bertolde, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Bertil reached its peak in the 1880s (AVERAGE #944), but now, the version Bert has become less stylish.
Similar Names
Bertil is pronounced similarly to Bartel, Bartle, Bertel, Bertle and Birtle. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bartho, Barthol, Bartin, Basil▼, Beatie, Beattie, Beavis, Bedall, Bedell, Beegin, Beirnie, Bell, Benjie, Bently▼, Benton, Berger, Bergh, Bergin, Beric, Berilo, Berk, Berkie, Berklie, Berky, Berl, Berle, Berlin, Bern, Bernal, Bernd, Berndt, Bernie▼, Bernis, Bernold (see Bernal), Bernt, Berny, Berry▼, Bertie, Bertin, Berto, Bertram▼, Bertran, Bertrum, Berty, Berwin, Berwyn, Bevin, Birgin, Birkit, Boltin, Boris, Borris, Brit, Burnie, Burnis, Burt▼, Burtt, Burty, Carvil, Derril, Jeril, Ketil, Kettil, Meril, Merril, Neil▼, Norvil, Orvil, Toril and Vergil. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bertil.
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