Bertha Definition

bûrthə
noun
A wide deep collar, often of lace, that covers the shoulders of a dress.
American Heritage
A feminine name.
Webster's New World
A woman's wide collar, often made of lace and usually extending over the shoulders.
Webster's New World

A lace collar that covers the shoulders of a dress.

Wiktionary
pronoun
A female given name.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bertha

Noun

Singular:
bertha
Plural:
berthas

Origin of Bertha

  • French berthe after Bertha (died 783), Carolingian queen as the wife of Pepin the Short

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Medieval diminutive of Germanic compound names with the element berht ("bright, famous").

    From Wiktionary

Bertha Sentence Examples

  • Bumpin' Bertha here doesn't make very good time but she's been getting the job done for a lot of years.

  • Me and Bertha here might be too old to drive all the way from Kansas, but we're still at home on these Jeep roads.

  • Bertha and I are a team, and she's a lot cheaper than renting one of those pricey new Jeeps.

  • Although he was the father of two children by Charlemagne's daughter, Bertha, one of them named Nithard, we have no authentic account of his marriage, and from 790 he was abbot of St Riquier, where his brilliant rule gained for him later the renown of a saint.

  • The reference to Bertha, however, is distant and respectful, her name occurring merely on the list of princesses to whom he sends his salutation.

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Words Starting With

BBEBER

Words Ending With

AHATHA

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Words Starting With B and Ending With A

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With B6 Letter Words Ending With A