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All over the world, Бэрта (Berthe , Бэрта ) is a common primarily girly, but very seldom masculine first name. The first name Бэрта is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, where it is quite a common feminine name, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and France. Likewise, Бэрта is the last name as well as the forename.
Бэрта is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ostap Bender , the fictional conman from Ilf and Petrov's novels, The Twelve Chairs; Berta Griese , the fictional character from Lindenstraße; Bertha Jorkins , character in Harry Potter; Berta Figuera Terrats , character in Les de l'hoquei and Berta Bengtsson , the fictional character in the Sune universe, Sune börjar tvåan, among other works.