Æþelbeorht

Gender Masculine
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1][2]
Pronounced Pron. A-dhehl-bewrkht  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Old English cognate of Adalbert (see Albert). This was the name of a Saxon king of England and two kings of Kent, one of whom was a saint. It became unused after the Normans introduced their form of Adalbert after their invasion.

Related Names

VariantÆðelberht
Other Languages & CulturesAlbert(Albanian) Albert(Catalan) Albert(Czech) Albert(Danish) Albert, Albertus, Abe, Adelbert, Bert, Brecht, Elbert(Dutch) Albert, Ethelbert, Al, Albie, Bert, Bertie, Delbert(English) Albert, Alpertti, Altti, Pertti(Finnish) Albert, Aubert(French) Abbe, Abe(Frisian) Alberte(Galician) Adalbert, Adelbert, Albert, Albrecht, Bert(German) Adalberht, Adalbert, Albert, Albertus(Germanic) Albert(Hungarian) Albert(Icelandic) Adalberto, Alberto, Berto(Italian) Alberts(Latvian) Albaer, Baer(Limburgish) Albertas(Lithuanian) Albert(Norwegian) Aþalaberhtaz(Old Germanic) Albert(Polish) Adalberto, Alberto(Portuguese) Albert(Romanian) Albert, Alik(Russian) Adalberto, Alberto, Berto(Spanish) Albert(Swedish)

People think this name is

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Sources & References

  1. Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England, available from http://www.pase.ac.uk/jsp/index.jsp.
  2. Searle, William George. Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum. Cambridge, 1897, page 34.
Entry updated December 7, 2022