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HERBERT

Gender: Masculine

Usage: English, German, French, Slovene, Polish

Pronounced: HUR-bərt (English), er-BER (French), HER-bert (Polish)   [key]

Derived from the Germanic elements heri "army" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Herebeorht. In the course of the Middle Ages it became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.
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