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View Name: Humbert


HUMBERT
GENDER: Masculine
PRONOUNCED: HUWM-bert (German), um-BER (French), HUM-bərt (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Means "famous warrior", derived from the Germanic elements hun "warrior, bear cub" and beraht "famous". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Related Names
VARIANT: Hunberct (Ancient Germanic)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Umberto (Italian)



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