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Freaky.

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I was talking to a co-worker this morning about Berthe. She was saying how her grandmother's name was Bertha Gertrude. I gave her the German pronunciation of both. She said they were much better than in English. I said that overall I prefer the French pronunciation. She agreed. It's weird to see Berthe come up on this site. I had another freaky coincidence this morning too.

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Anyway. Berthe is gorgeous. I love the "behr-" sound in it, as you can see from my pseudonym. Berthe is so elegant. I love German names anyway. And when the French take one and alter it that just adds another layer of "oh, goodie" to it all.

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My favorites from your wonderful list:

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Berthe Alphonsine
Berthe Corisande
Berthe Cornelie
Berthe Eloise / Heloise
Berthe Eugenie
Berthe Eulalie
Berthe Henriette
Berthe Josephine
Berthe Lucrece
Berthe Marguerite
Berthe Marjolaine (a new name for me -- thanks!)
Berthe Melisande
Berthe Melusine
Berthe Philippine
Berthe Rosamonde
Berthe Wilhelmine (If I remember correctly, the French would pronounce this with a "v" sound too, yes?)

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So many great names I passed on because they seemed too delicate, not meat-and-potatoes enough for Berthe. In truth, if I ever met anyone with any of these names I'd be on here with a thread to announce it with glee. I have the luxury to be picky since you have so many beauties to choose from.

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May I try a few for you?

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Berthe Ludivine
Berthe Gervaise
Berthe Germaine
Berthe Clothilde (too much "t" sound, though?)
Berthe Mathilde (ditto)
Berthe Edwige
Berthe Ghislaine
Berthe Victoire
Berthe Segolene / Sieglinde
Berthe Godelieve
Berthe Honorine
Berthe Francoise
Berthe Hortense
Berthe Solveig ("SOL-vay")
Berthe Ursule
Berthe Dagmar
Berthe Odile
Berthe Elfriede
Berthe Hannelore

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Thanks for a fun thread. I'm still a little freaked out, but happy.