Given name
Bertricus
“bright”·“king, ruler”
Bertricus is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bertricus is built from elements meaning “bright” and “king, ruler”.
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How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Berhtarīk, built from Proto-West Germanic *berht (“bright”) + *rīk (“king, ruler”).
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The story
First recorded mid 8th C..
Bertricus’s family of names
In Latin usage, Bertricus has a related form in Beretricus. In Latin usage, Bertricus has a related form in Peretricus.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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