Entry № 914 · Old Germanic origin

Bertrada Bertrada — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ber-TRAH-dah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Germanic

Meaning

"Charlemagne's mother"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Germanic)

The meaning

A name that means "charlemagne's mother".

Bertrada combines the Old German beraht (bright) and rāt (counsel) — "bright counsel." Bertrada of Laon (c. 720-783) was the wife of Pepin the Short and mother of Charlemagne — one of the most influential women of the Carolingian dynasty.

Buried at Saint-Denis.

Bright counsel. The mother of Charlemagne.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Bertrada

Transliteration: Bertrada
Pronunciation: / bɜːrˈtrɑː.də /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Bertrada stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Bertrada · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Bertradas before her.

Real people

Bertrada of Laon

Mother of Charlemagne.

c. 720 – 783

In fiction

Bertrada

Common in Carolingian historical fiction.

Names connected to Bertrada.

Numerology

The number behind Bertrada.

The Builder

Bertrada reduces to four — the number of Carolingian queen.

Parents on Bertrada

Why families chose this name.

"Charlemagne's mother. Eight letters. Bertrada."

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