Bertrand

French from German
"magnificent crow"
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Bertrand Origin and Meaning

The name Bertrand is a boy's name of German, French origin meaning "magnificent crow".

This name of famed philosopher, mathematician and Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell becomes slightly more plausible with the French pronunciation, bare-TRAHN. Another noted bearer is French director and screenwriter Bertrand Tavernier.

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Famous People Named Bertrand

  • Bertrand Arthur William Russell
    3rd Earl Russell, British philosopher and writer; winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
  • Bertrand
    François Mahé, comte de La Bourdonnais, French naval officer and administrator
  • Bertrand Gachot
    French racing driver
  • Bertrand Blier
    French film director and screenwriter
  • Bertrand Barère (de Vieuzac)
    French politician and revolutionary figure
  • Bertrand Auban
    French Senator
  • Bertrand Isidore Traoré
    Burkinabé footballer
  • Bertrand Baguette
    Belgian racing driver
  • Bertrand Cantat
    French musician
  • Bertrand Edward Dawson
    1st Viscount Dawson of Penn, physician to the British Royal Family
  • Raymond Bertrand de Got
    birth name of Pope Clement V
  • Bertrand du Guesclin
    French Breton knight and commander during the Hundred Years' War
  • Bertrand Poncet
    French lead singer of band Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!

The name Bertrand in Pop Culture

  • Bertrand Baudelaire
    character in the Series of Unfortunate Events series.