Opinion on Bertha

Girl Names
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What is your opinion on the name Bertha for a girl?

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Depends… If pronounced ‘bert-uh’, I’m neutral; if pronounced ‘birth-uh’, I dislike it.

I’ll be honest, the name is unlikely to meet with a warm reception from non-Berries. I think most people will find it dusty to say the least. :confused:

(That’s not to say you shouldn’t love it or use it, though!)

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I don’t mind the name at all, but the connotations of ‘Big Bertha’ are immediate, which might be too unfortunate a link.

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I don’t mind the old clunkiness of it. Prefer the [name_f]Berta[/name_f] pronunciation of it though.

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I love [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] so much! But I wouldn’t use because very few people like it.

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Hmm, I like it because I like clunky, old-lady names, but I think other people might not have a positive response. I can see [name_u]Bertie[/name_u] being more approachable for a girl if you went for [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] nn [name_u]Bertie[/name_u] though!

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I find it a bit clunky but not in a good way, sorry

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I agree with the other posters. I find it very clunky and I would be concerned about teasing because of the “Big Bertha” connotation. It would be an unfortunate name to have if you’re overweight.

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I dislike it because the sounds are unappealing to me, and I have seen the name used as a joke with negative connotations, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a perfectly nice name!

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Unfortunate sounding and easily mocked.

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I feel like of all of the vintage-y names, [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] just isn’t really going to make a revival, and I don’t really like it, sorry.

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NMSAA, it seems dated

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Sorry, another vote against [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] here for many of the reasons others have already given. The sound is pretty unappealing to me - FWIW I feel similarly about [name_f]Martha[/name_f], which I think is much more popular among Berries. I think the only new detail I have to add is that looking at both [name_f]Bertha[/name_f] and [name_f]Martha[/name_f] as objectively as possible I think they pack a lot of consonant sounds into the first syllable that then don’t get counterbalanced later - [name_f]Bernadette[/name_f], for example, feels more complete and less harsh to me than Bertha.

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It feels quite overbearing to me. But then I do like my dainty, vintage names. It was actually my great grandmothers middle name.
I think I would prefer [name_f]Alberta[/name_f] which I think sounds ‘prettier’ and the NN [name_u]Bertie[/name_u] is cute.