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Thoughts on Bertha

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Godwits · 29/08/2021 04:09

nickname Bertie, Thea, Bess?

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DoWhatYouLike · 18/03/2022 17:23

Terrible. Makes me think of The Goodies show - "Black pudding Bertha" song

Bitezbabe · 18/03/2022 14:38

The only Bertha I have ever known was my grandma.

demoness · 18/03/2022 14:33

To be honest, I think any girl named Bertha nowadays would get teased endlessly about it. Especially when kids learn about World War I in history class and Big Bertha gets brought up. Imagine all your classmates have mellifluous names like Sophia, Olivia and Isabella and you're stuck with Bertha.

Changethetoner · 17/03/2022 20:11

Bella is nicer than Bertha. Please don't call your baby girl Bertha.

Isabella

FayCarew · 17/03/2022 12:51

Big Bertha

Tamworth123 · 17/03/2022 08:53

@Godwits

Ida. Ava. Both awful but popular for some unfathomable reason as they sound so harsh

Bertha will be the new Evie. Or Olivia.
Trust me. It'll be huge.

Ava does not sound harsh, it's actually v soft to say.

Bertha just males me think of Jane Eyre and the slavering, violent, wild haired, mentally ill "former" Mrs. Rochester.

Lulu1919 · 17/03/2022 06:44

Then spell is Berta
But otherwise no

aramox1 · 17/03/2022 06:24

Bet is too short and will end up as Betty. If that's what you want call her Elizabeth. Bertha is awful, either modest or grotesque.

midsomermurderess · 13/02/2022 20:14

@elenacampana

I don’t believe this is real. The OP is so unnecessarily arrogant that I think they’re just trying to get a reaction!
They stopped trying to get a reaction of any kind in 2021.
Mouk · 13/02/2022 19:43

Bertha nn Berth...

It's an awful name, sorry.

elenacampana · 13/02/2022 12:14

I don’t believe this is real. The OP is so unnecessarily arrogant that I think they’re just trying to get a reaction!

midsomermurderess · 13/02/2022 11:06

It's a zombie ☠️

Horse9 · 13/02/2022 07:51

I must be really in the minority but I don’t mind Bertha 😂 can certainly see why you like it OP

BlueForgetMeNot · 12/02/2022 21:35

Please no!

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Godwits · 30/08/2021 20:30

Ida.
Ava.
Both awful but popular for some unfathomable reason as they sound so harsh

Bertha will be the new Evie. Or Olivia.
Trust me. It'll be huge.

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IamnotwhouthinkIam · 30/08/2021 16:06

Ha! No - it's the Gertrude or Mildred of names, never going to make a "comeback"/ sound great today ( and probably even less likely than those names since obvious nn's Gertie/Trudy and Millie are quite cute). Plus the Big Bertha thing is so well known it's a risk even if she's not overweight imo.

Ada and Edith are different - Ada came back as people were looking for the "new" Ava, similarly Edith came back so people could use nn Edie (as the "new" Evie). People seem to want their kids not to have a really popular name, but like soundalikes/very similar retro/vintage ones are now commonplace. Plus Ada and Edith were on popular tv drama's which helps.

I'm sure I'm repeating pp, but if you want Bertie, use Roberta. If you want lovely Bess use classic Elizabeth, Thea- Dorothea (or Theodora).

SiobhanSharpe · 30/08/2021 15:47

We used to have a duck called Blodwyn (Welsh Harlequin breed).
She was huuuge.
Beryl is quite a pretty green stone, IIRC. So that one's not too bad.

VanishingAct · 30/08/2021 15:24

Which would be the easiest name to bear out of Bertha, Beryl and Blodwyn?

3GreenPullups · 30/08/2021 15:10

@LoislovesStewie

Perhaps we need a law which states, First child will be called First Child (Surname) Second child, Second Child (Surname) etc. Or the Latin equivalent Primus, Secundas, etc. When each child reaches adulthood they can then decide on their own first name, that why they are inflicting the name only on themselves.
tbf if this happened I would have called myself either Sage or Paige as soon as i hit 18. [vom]

Sorry OP Berta is awful.

if you like that sort of sound though what about Bethia? It is an actual name from the bible and is prettier, IMO

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Godwits · 30/08/2021 07:44

I actually knew a Bertha who was a lovely woman

Yay!

If she doesn't like Bertha she can call herself Beatie or Bea or Bez or Earth or Sophie. At least she won't be one of a dozen Evies in the school. Or anywhere on earth ...

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TatianaBis · 30/08/2021 03:19

@Godwits

What about if I insist people pronounce it the germanic way: Berta?
She would just be English Bertha unless you spelled the German pronunciation phonetically - Bearta or Bairta.

If you like that what about Béatrice pronounced the French way - same pronunciation, different ending.

MrsClatterbuck · 30/08/2021 02:20

Years ago where I come from women called Sarah sometimes would have got the nn Sadie which I quite like. Also Agnes and Agatha got Aggie. Also girls would have got their mothers surname as a middle name. Growing up I knew a number of women called Fanny for Frances plus I actually knew a Bertha who was a lovely woman.

lunar1 · 30/08/2021 01:33

Please don't call your child Bertha, if you like the name so much change yours to Bertha and pick something else for your DD.

NiceGerbil · 30/08/2021 01:31

Oh lol just seen the third generation vegan thing.

One branch of my family have '3rd generation vegans'.

I can't imagine any of them calling themselves that. And they all have pleasant names!

NiceGerbil · 30/08/2021 01:29

Bedpost

Boudica?

Haven't read whole thread don't know if this your suggestion or someone else's.

You can't call a little girl boudica!

I mean talk about baggage.

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