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    Bertram

    BUR-trum

    Germanic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Bright raven; Famous wisdom
    Origin
    Germanic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Bertram does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Bright raven; Famous wisdom", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Bertram.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1910s (0.019% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Bertram shines with heavenly wisdom — pure, peaceable, full of mercy, the bright soul whose understanding is the principal thing.
    Verses on this meaning
    • James 3:17

      "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."

    • Proverbs 4:7

      "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."

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