Comments for the name Herbert

Herbert George Wells, better known as H G Wells, was a science fiction author just before the turn of the 20th century. He is made famous for THE TIME MACHINE, THE INVISIBLE MAN and WAR OF THE WORLDS.

Former president Herbert Hoover bears the name.

Famous bearer is Herbert von Karajan, an Austrian conductor.

Famous bearer is Herbert Henry Asquith, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.

This name is sherbet without the s.

Herbert Marx was Zeppo of the Marx Brothers, he was only included on the first 5 of the Marx Brothers films.

I thought Herbert was a nickname for someone who is nice but a bit dim, like "he's a bit of a Herbert".

Herbert´s pet forms are Herbie, Herb, Berbertek, Bert, Bertin.

Herbert, along with its pet forms, sounds grandad-ish to me, in the same way that Gertrude, along with its own pet form Gertie, makes me think of old ladies.

I like how you say this name.

I think this name just sounds "Bright."

This is a cool name, I like it. It reminds of herbs every time I say it though.

I think there was some kind of pedophile on Family Guy named Herbert. Sort of ruined the name for me, but I still think the pet form Herbie is cute.

I've read some pretty immature things on this site, but under this name, I see no mention of Herbert Garrison, the homosexual teacher of South Park. Duhh.

The name has, not one, but two long schwa sounds, so it's not exactly a beautiful name. It's also very old-fashioned, and I'd probably burst a vein in my head laughing if I heard a parent shout: ''Herbert, it's time to go!'' It would sound quite pompous and pretentious, not to mention quite geeky, on a child today, and I hate the nickname Herbie.

I love this name! I think it sounds cool.

Probably says something about me (mostly that I'm a nerd) but this will *permanently* be associated with Herbert von Krolock from the musical Tanz der Vampire.

A famous Herbert in the German-speaking world is the German singer Herbert Grönemeyer, born 12th April 1956. He was the first foreign language artist to record an MTV Unplugged set, and also appeared in the film Das Boot.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Herbert here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

Prince Herbert, lover of Lancelot in the musical Spamalot.

I love the French pronunciation, but the English pronunciation makes me think of a creepy old man. I swear it's not just Family Guy.

H. P. Lovecraft wrote a short story titled "Herbert West - Reanimator" about a doctor obsessed with resurrecting the dead. It is notable as one of the first depictions of zombies as corpses arising, through scientific means, as uncontrollably violent cannibalistic creatures. A movie based on the story, called "Re-Animator", was produced in 1983.

Herbert Vere Evatt, Australian politician and judge who was the third president of the General Assembly of the United Nations and presided over the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.