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[Opinions] Bertille?
by Joiya (guest)
7/5/2016, 9:54 AM
What does everyone think of Bertille?Does it clearly honor a Roberto? You know, with French flair. ;)How would you pronounce it on sight?
ANy nicknames spring to mind?
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- egyptianpanda
7/5/2016, 6:52 PM
It seems very old lady to me. I don't think that it clearly honors a Roberto. To me it seems like it honors a Bertha.
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- Tassiegirl   +1
7/5/2016, 6:27 PM
Ber-tee (Almost"bear", rather than "burr".)Doesn't, to me, clearly honour Roberto.
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- Joiya (guest)
7/5/2016, 7:54 PM
I suppose it depends how you pronounce Roberto. We say "roh-behrr-to", which would be different than Roberto as "rah-burt-o".Though I wasnt sure if the Roberto connecting was even clear, so thanks.
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- Pie   +1
7/5/2016, 2:21 PM
I like it, it's old-fashioned but lively. And the 'behr' is pretty clear in both names, so it seems like a good nod to Roberto to me. I'm not sure how you'd pronounce it in English though, as I've only ever heard it in French, ie behr TEE. Bert Eel is definitely not as pretty.
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- Tassiegirl
7/5/2016, 6:29 PM
Ha, you have given the pronounciation very clearly, with"behr", thanks!
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- Tuesday (trayc53)
7/5/2016, 1:46 PM
I don't like Bertille, sorry. It was the name of a friend's babysitter when we were kids, and the sound always grated on me.But I think it very nicely honors a Roberto. :)
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- Puck (BBH)   +2
7/5/2016, 12:54 PM
I find the syllable "Bert/Burt" unpleasant, and especially unfeminine. Perhaps the most ugly syllable in names, other then "erv" which I also find cringeworthy (e.g. Mervin, Minerva).
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- Joiya (guest)   +1
7/5/2016, 1:13 PM
Uh oh... Minerva is another fave!
I would also guess that you dred the "dred" names, such as Mildred?
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- Puck (BBH)
7/5/2016, 1:27 PM
::covers ears::;)
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- lac (guest)
7/5/2016, 12:18 PM
Bertille is really pretty in an early 20th century French kind of way. I wouldn't consider it to honor Roberto, though. Only Roberta would work as an honoring name for me.
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- Wordsmith
7/5/2016, 11:59 AM
I adore Bertille, which I pronounce "bur-TEEL." It could certainly honor someone named Roberto, in my opinion.I like Bert, Berthe, Bertie, Billie, Tilla, and Tilly as nicknames.
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