Name Element BEORHT

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old English word meaning "bright".

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesberht(Frankish) berht(Old Dutch) berhtaz(Old Germanic) beraht(Old High German) berht(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsAlbert(Albanian) Æþelbeorht, Æðelberht, Beorhtric, Beorhtsige, Beornræd, Cuthberht, Eadberht, Ealdberht, Ecgberht, Hunbeorht, Osbeorht, Osberht, Sigeberht, Wigberht(Anglo-Saxon) Albert(Catalan) Albert(Czech) Albert, Alberte(Danish) Albert, Albertus, Egbert, Adelbert(Dutch) Albert, Alberta, Egbert, Ethelbert, Cuthbert, Humbert, Osbert(English) Albert, Alpertti(Finnish) Albert, Alberte, Aubert, Humbert(French) Alberte(Galician) Adalbert, Adelbert, Albert, Albrecht, Siegbert, Wigbert, Eckbert, Humbert(German) Adalberht, Adalbert, Albert, Albertus, Ansbert, Ekkebert, Humbert, Hunberht, Sigibert, Wigberht(Germanic) Albert(Hungarian) Albert(Icelandic) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Umberto(Italian) Alberts(Latvian) Albaer(Limburgish) Albertas(Lithuanian) Wybert(Medieval English) Albert(Norwegian) Aþalaberhtaz, Sigiberhtaz, Wīgaberhtaz(Old Germanic) Albert(Polish) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Humberto(Portuguese) Albert(Romanian) Albert(Russian) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Humberto(Spanish) Albert(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsAlbert(Catalan) Albertsen(Danish) Alberda, Albers, Alberts, Hummel(Dutch) Albert, Alberts, Albertson(English) Albert, Aubert(French) Albert, Albrecht, Siebert, Hummel(German) Albert(Hungarian) Albertsson(Icelandic) Aliberti(Italian) Albertsen(Norwegian) Alberto(Portuguese) Albert(Romanian) Alberto(Spanish) Albertsson, Albrechtsson, Albrecktsson, Albrektson, Albrektsson(Swedish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 60.
Entry updated December 7, 2022