The first name Bertrand

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About the first name Bertrand

Meaning

The name Bertrand has an old Germanic origin; it is often interpreted as combining “bright” with “raven”.

Historical origin

The name Bertrand comes from a medieval Germanic name used in France from the Middle Ages onward.

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Bertrand belongs to the broad heritage of medieval names carried from Europe to New France.

Pronunciation:ber-trandbɛʁtʁ.ɑ̃

Frequency of the first name Bertrand by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Bertrand by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BertrandLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Bertrand in baptisms by year.201510501660172517901855192019851660–1664 1 baptisms1670–1674 1 baptisms1685–1689 2 baptisms1690–1694 1 baptisms1695–1699 1 baptisms1710–1714 2 baptisms1715–1719 1 baptisms1725–1729 1 baptisms1730–1734 1 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1750–1754 1 baptisms1775–1779 1 baptisms1835–1839 1 baptisms1875–1879 1 baptisms1895–1899 1 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 1 baptisms1915–1919 5 baptisms1920–1924 9 baptisms1925–1929 11 baptisms1930–1934 12 baptisms1935–1939 13 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1945–1949 11 baptisms1950–1954 11 baptisms1955–1959 11 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms

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