Bertrade Explained

Bertrade (French) or Bertrada (Latin) is a feminine given name derived from Proto-Germanic roots reconstructed as

• berht

("bright") and

• rād

("counsel, advice").

People named Bertrade or Bertrada include:

• Bertrada of Prüm, Frankish princess and cofounder of Prüm Abbey
• Bertrada of Laon, queen of the Franks, wife of Pippin III, and mother of Charlemagne
• Bertrade de Montfort, queen of France, wife of Fulk IV of Anjou and Philip I of France, and mother of Fulk of Jerusalem

See also

• Bertha, sometimes used as a nickname for people named Bertrade