US births per decade — source: Social Security Administration
Bertha is predominantly a female name in the United States, and has declined in use since the 1950s. There are approximately 20,000 people named Bertha in the US today.
The name Bertha's root letters are BTH.
When the brisk and belligerent letter B combines with the spiritual aspects of the TH phoneme, it portends a boisterous individual with a gentle core toward whom people naturally gravitate. The soothing influence of the TH – which is found in words like theology, motherly, thee, thou, pantheon, and strength -- characterizes the BTH as someone who would never run away from trouble… meeting it instead with a booming laugh.
When a BTH walks into a room, everyone knows it. It’s not that she’s trying to garner attention; it’s just that her natural buoyancy and warm energies inspire a great deal of interest. Legendary for her hospitality, the BTH will work hard at putting people at ease and will be completely unselfish with her time and attention. When talking to a BTH you’ll always get strong eye contact and an interested expression; leaving you with the feeling that you’re the only person in her world.
Yet there is a dangerous quality to the BTH, and when you step into the path of a BTH on a mission, her momentum can bowl you over. And once she’s made a decision to judge you, it can be nigh on impossible to change her mind. There’s no parole once you’ve been entered into the BTH’s book of bad graces… just permanent exile into her world of the cold shoulder.
The BTH’s relationship to her universe gives her the confidence to be true to her feelings. She feels as if she really belongsin the world and it’s from this stable platform that she shapes her life and relationships. One of the consequences of having such supreme self-assurance is that Berthas manifest an enviable combination of patience and empathy. These qualities are put to best use in careers as teachers, managers, medical practitioners, or simply as leaders in the workplace.
As a mate and mother, the BTH is more than capable of providing the best for her brood. Her tendency to rampage over minutia will require some flexibility on the part of her family, but the benefits of her loving, protective presence should far outweigh these negatives. Her children will enjoy a confiding relationship with this easygoing parent who will shun traditional methods of discipline -- preferring to deal with problems in rational and unemotional ways. With a BTH in the house, there will be plenty of warmth, visitors, team-spirit, and no possibility of boredom.
