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Globally, Berthe (Berthe , Берта , بيرت ) is a common feminine first name. The first name Berthe is habitual in 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 feminine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and France. Also, Berthe is the last name as well as the forename.
Berthe is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ostap Bender , the fictional conman from Ilf and Petrov's novels, The Twelve Chairs; Bert Ljung , the fictional character, main character of the Bert diaries; Berthe , the operatic character in the opera Le prophète; Berthe Sauvageau , the fictional character appearing in the movie « Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes », Kiss Me Like a Lover and Berthe , the musical character in the musical The Better 'Ole by Herman Darewski, and in many other works.