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Italian Baby Names
Berta

English translation/equivalent: Bertha

Origin: Derived from the Germanic name bertha "illustrious, famous." Used as a diminutive for compound names in which Bert- is the first element (Bertolda, Bertranda), or the second (Alberta, Lamberta, Roberta).

Name Day/Onomastico: July 4—in memory of St. Berta, daughter of the Frank king Cariberto, died in France in 725.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Berto; Alberta, Bertolda, Bertranda, Lamberta, Roberta

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