bertha

noun

ber·​tha ˈbər-thə How to pronounce bertha (audio)
: a wide round collar covering the shoulders

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Named after Bertha Lamme—the first woman in the U.S. to earn a mechanical engineering degree and the first female engineer at Westinghouse—bertha is trained on over 75 years of company data, industrial practices, and domain expertise. John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

French berthe, from Berthe (Bertha) †783 queen of the Franks

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bertha was in 1842

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“Bertha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bertha. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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