[Opinions] Berthe
I've always admired Bertha (my petite great-grandmother bore the name) and I recently discovered the French Berthe (roughly "BAIR-tuh"). What are your opinions on the name?
Which of the following combinations do you admire?
Berthe Alphonsine
Berthe Amandine
Berthe Amélie ("ah-may-LEE")
Berthe Aurélie ("o-ray-LEE")
Berthe Caroline
Berthe Cecily
Berthe Celandine
Berthe Celestine
Berthe Clémence ("klay-MAWNS")
Berthe Clemency
Berthe Corisande
Berthe Cornélie
Berthe Eloise
Berthe Emeline
Berthe Emilie
Berthe Emily
Berthe Emmeline
Berthe Eugénie ("yoo-zhay-NEE")
Berthe Eulalie
Berthe Eveline
Berthe Flavie
Berthe Héloïse
Berthe Henriette ("awn-ree-ET")
Berthe Imogen
Berthe Josephine
Berthe Josiane
Berthe Juliet
Berthe Léonie
Berthe Lilian
Berthe Liliane
Berthe Lilias
Berthe Lillian
Berthe Lucille
Berthe Lucine
Berthe Lucrece
Berthe Lucy
Berthe Madeleine
Berthe Marceline
Berthe Marcelline
Berthe Margery
Berthe Marguerite
Berthe Marjolaine
Berthe Marjorie
Berthe Melisande
Berthe Melusine
Berthe Millicent
Berthe Nimue
Berthe Olivie ("o-lee-VEE")
Berthe Peony
Berthe Philippine
Berthe Primrose
Berthe Rosalie
Berthe Rosalind
Berthe Rosaline
Berthe Rosamond
Berthe Rosemonde
Berthe Violette
Berthe Vivian
Berthe Viviane
Berthe Vivienne
Berthe Wilhelmine
Berthe Winifred
Which of the following combinations do you admire?
Berthe Alphonsine
Berthe Amandine
Berthe Amélie ("ah-may-LEE")
Berthe Aurélie ("o-ray-LEE")
Berthe Caroline
Berthe Cecily
Berthe Celandine
Berthe Celestine
Berthe Clémence ("klay-MAWNS")
Berthe Clemency
Berthe Corisande
Berthe Cornélie
Berthe Eloise
Berthe Emeline
Berthe Emilie
Berthe Emily
Berthe Emmeline
Berthe Eugénie ("yoo-zhay-NEE")
Berthe Eulalie
Berthe Eveline
Berthe Flavie
Berthe Héloïse
Berthe Henriette ("awn-ree-ET")
Berthe Imogen
Berthe Josephine
Berthe Josiane
Berthe Juliet
Berthe Léonie
Berthe Lilian
Berthe Liliane
Berthe Lilias
Berthe Lillian
Berthe Lucille
Berthe Lucine
Berthe Lucrece
Berthe Lucy
Berthe Madeleine
Berthe Marceline
Berthe Marcelline
Berthe Margery
Berthe Marguerite
Berthe Marjolaine
Berthe Marjorie
Berthe Melisande
Berthe Melusine
Berthe Millicent
Berthe Nimue
Berthe Olivie ("o-lee-VEE")
Berthe Peony
Berthe Philippine
Berthe Primrose
Berthe Rosalie
Berthe Rosalind
Berthe Rosaline
Berthe Rosamond
Berthe Rosemonde
Berthe Violette
Berthe Vivian
Berthe Viviane
Berthe Vivienne
Berthe Wilhelmine
Berthe Winifred
Replies
I prefer Bertha.
Freaky.
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.
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.
My favorites from your wonderful list:
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
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.
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.
My favorites from your wonderful list:
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 Segolene is heavenly!