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What does Bertrand mean?
Bertrand 
as a boys' name is pronounced BER-trand, ber-TRAND. It is of Old French and Old German origin, and the meaning of Bertrand is "bright raven". Medieval French variant of Bertram, brought to Britain by the Normans. A saint's name. Philosopher Bertrand Russell.
STARTS WITH Be-
ASSOCIATED WITH bright, raven, medieval, britain (england), saint, philosopher
Variations
VARIANT Bertrando
SEE ALSO Beltran
RELATED FORMS VIA BERTRAM Bartram, Beltran, Beltrano, Berton, Bertran, Bertranno, Bertrem, Bertrum
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bertrand Craig (B.C.), ..
How popular is Bertrand?
Bertrand is an unusual first name for men but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#2830 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Bertrand reached its apex rank of #701 in the U.S. in the 1920s, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Berton and Bertram are the prominent alternative forms of Bertrand listed in the Top 2000. Other forms, like Bertranno, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Bertrand was widespread among parents a century ago, but now, the form Bertram has gone out of style.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Barthram (see Bartram), Berend, Bernald, Bernard▼, Bernd, Bernhald (see Bernal), Bernhard, Berthold, Berthoud, Bertin, Bertold (see Berthold), Brand, Bryland, Cortland, Derland, Farrand, Fernand, Ferran, Ferrand, Ferrant, Gerrald, Gerrard, Jerrad, Jerrald, Jerrard, Kirtland, Portland and Terran. These names tend to be more commonly used than Bertrand.
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