Bert (name)

Bert is a family name and a first name, which occurs in particular as a short form of the male first names Adalbert , Hubert , Berthold , Herbert , Engelbert , Bertram , Norbert or Robert .

Origin and meaning of the name

Old High German berath : shiny, famous

variants

• male: Bertel, Berti, Bertl
• female: Berta

Variations of Bert as part of the name of other names are Adelbert , Albert , Aribert , Bertolt , Bertold , Bertrand , Bertolucci , Charibert , Colbert , Cunibert , Dagobert , Dilbert , Eckbert , Ebert , Egbert , Edelbert , Friedbert , Gilbert (first name) , Gisbert , Giselbert , Gosbert , Helmbert , Heribert , Hilbert , Humbert , Ingbert , Kunibert , Lambert , Norbert , Osbert , Rigobert , Robert , Siegbert , Wigbert , Wilbert .

Name bearer

First name

• Bert Bilzer (1913–1980), German art historian
• Bert Brecht (1898–1956), German poet and dramatist, see Bertolt Brecht
• Bert De Cleyn (1917–1990), Belgian football player
• Bert Gerresheim (* 1935), German sculptor
• Bert Kaempfert (1923–1980), German musician
• Bert Layne (1889–1982), American fiddler
• Bert van Marwijk (* 1952), Dutch football coach
• Bert Rürup (* 1943), German economist
• Bert Sakmann (* 1942), German medic
• Bert Trautmann (1923–2013), German football player
• Bert Wijbenga (* 1964), Dutch politician, manager and police officer
• Bert Wollersheim (* 1951), German brothel operator

family name

• Eddie Bert (1922–2012), American jazz trombonist
• Lore Bert (* 1936), German artist
• Malcolm C. Bert (1902–1973), American production designer and art director
• Margita Bert (* 1940), German doctor
• Paul Bert (1833–1886), French physiologist and politician
• Sascha Bert (* 1976), German racing driver

stage name

• Bert (1945–2012), German pop singer, see Cindy & Bert

Fictional characters

• Bert , character from Sesame Street , see Sesame Street #Ernie and Bert
• Bert Ljung from the children's book series Bert's Catastrophes