Bert

English, diminutive of Albert and Bertram

"noble, bright"

Bert Origin and Meaning

The name Bert is a boy's name of English origin.

A once-popular nickname for Albert and Bertram now being polished up by hip Brits, but still hibernating in the Land of Nerd over here.

Bert Rank in US Top 1000

# 966 in the US

Famous People Named Bert

• Bert Jansch English singer,songwriter
• Bert Kaempfert German bandleader and songwriter
• Bert Berns American pop songwriter
• Bert Blyleven American baseball pitcher
• Bert Koenders Dutch politician
• Bert Lahr American actor and comedian.
• Bert McCracken lead singer of American band The Used
• Bert Newton Australian entertainer
• Bert Sakmann German physiologist and Nobel Prize winner
• Bert Trautmann German footballer

The name Bert in Pop Culture

• Bert "Sesame Street" Muppet
• Bert character in movie "Mary Poppins," played by Dick van Dyke
• Bert Cooper character on TV's "Mad Men"
• Bert the Policeman character in movie "It's a Wonderful Life"
• Bert Ljung main character in "The Bert Diaries" and "Bert," Swedish TV series
• Bert the Blue Engine character in The Railway Series books by Rev. W. Awdry and Christopher Awdry
• Bert Raccoon character in animated TV series "The Raccoons"
• Bert Kibbler character, geologist on TV series "The Big Bang Theory"