Bertie
a male or female given name.
Contemporary Examples
The Cook, the Laird, his Wife and the Queen Mother Tom Sykes May 14, 2012
Will Brits Own the Oscars? Stephen Farber September 8, 2010
The Sad Fate of ‘Downton Abbey’ Estates: ‘Felling the Ancient Oaks’ Anthony Paletta June 21, 2012
Queen Beatrix May Have Abdicated, But Queen Elizabeth Never Will, Insiders Say Tom Sykes January 28, 2013
The Best of Brit Lit Peter Stothard May 16, 2010
Historical Examples
Bertie and the Gardeners Madeline Leslie
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 Lucy Maud Montgomery
Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) Various
The Patrician John Galsworthy
Philosophy 4 Owen Wister
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noun Bernardo (berˈnardo). born 1940, Italian film director: his films include The Spider’s Stratagem (1970), The Conformist (1970), 1900 (1976), The Last Emperor (1987), The Sheltering Sky (1990), and The Dreamers (2003) Contemporary Examples Remembering Maria Schneider Holly Millea February 5, 2011 Remembering Maria Schneider Holly Millea February 5, 2011