Given name & surname · also Old High German
Bertmar
“bright, shining”·“great, famous”
Bertmar is a masculine given name from Old High German, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bertmar is built from elements meaning “bright, shining” and “great, famous”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Bertmar comes from Old High German, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old High German Berchtmar, from Proto-Germanic *Berhtamēraz, built from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz (“bright, shining”) + *mēraz (“great, famous”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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