Delbert

Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. DEHL-bərt  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Short form of Adelbert. As an American name it was first used in the New York area by people of Dutch ancestry [1].

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesAlbert(Albanian) Æþelbeorht(Anglo-Saxon) Albert(Catalan) Albert(Czech) Albert(Danish) Albert, Albertus, Abe, Adelbert, Bert, Brecht, Elbert(Dutch) 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)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange  

Categories

currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -bert, harmonicists, light, Pokemon characters, short forms, Stephen King characters

Sources & References

  1. Evans, Cleveland Kent. The Great Big Book of Baby Names. Publications International, 2006, page 103.
Entry updated February 4, 2020