At a Glance
- Meaning
- Bright counsel
- Origin
- French/Latin, from Proto-Germanic
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- ber-TRAHD
Bertrade is a French/Latin, from Proto-Germanic girl's name meaning “bright counsel”. It appears in our list of 200+ Dazzling Whimsical Girls Names You Definitely Haven’t Heard.
Meaning & Origin of Bertrade
Meaning: Bright counsel.
Origin: French/Latin, from Proto-Germanic.
A common claim: Some baby-name sites gloss it as 'bright raven'. Actually: Bertrade means 'bright counsel' — its second element comes from Proto-Germanic *rād ('counsel, advice'), not a word for 'raven.'
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Bertrade
ber-TRAHDIPA /bɛrˈtrɑːd/
Popularity of Bertrade
Bertrade doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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