Birt as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Birt

What is the meaning of the name Birt ?

The baby name Birt is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced One syllable; like 'Burt' — IPA: /bɜːrt/ (UK) or /bɝt/ (US).

Birt is English in Origin.

Birt is an English masculine given name and surname, most often a dialectal or variant spelling of Bert/Burt. It ultimately derives from the Germanic element berht/beorht 'bright, famous', familiar from compound names such as Albert, Herbert, Gilbert, and Robert. As a transferred surname, Birt can also arise from Middle English bird/brid 'bird', used as a nickname for a lively or cheerful person, so the name may carry either the 'bright, illustrious' sense or an avian association.

Given sporadically in Britain and the United States from the 18th through early 20th centuries, Birt peaked in the late Victorian period and is now rare, often read as a vintage choice. Variant and cognate forms include Bert, Burt, Byrt (rare), and diminutives Bertie and Berty; related longer forms include Albert, Egbert, Gilbert, Herbert, Norbert, and Robert. Feminine counterparts are Berta, Bertha, and the vintage Birdie when derived from the surname route.

⚙ Birt is a rare name. There are only 58 recorded uses of it in our data, from 11 countries.