Bright raven
Derived from the Germanic elements 'berht' meaning bright and 'hramn' meaning raven. It was introduced to England by the Normans and has a long history of use in medieval literature and aristocratic circles.
Less common today
Bertram isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,297 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The affable protagonist of the Jeeves stories · Jeeves and Wooster
Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Psychologist known for the Forer effect
British Olympic long-distance runner
