Bertier
m.
Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz + Old High German heri 'host, army'.
The name of a 9th C Italian saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 658 Bertarius (nom) DCEL-2 CCCXXXIII;
814 Bertarius (nom) StVdM-II F5;
1147 Berterius (nom) clairvaux-12thc 15;
1179 Bertierus (nom) ibid. 178
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 802 Bertharius (nom) FRA-XXXL 7
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1265x1339 Berterii (gen) BBC-Berg 1542
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 806 Beratheri (gen) OrkGZ no. 25
Cite as: A. Brown, J. Pepe, S.L. Uckelman. "Bertier". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Bertier.