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View Name: Norbert


NORBERT
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
PRONOUNCED: NAWR-bert (German, Polish), NAWR-bərt (English, Dutch)   [key]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Germanic elements nord "north" and beraht "bright". This was the name of an 11th-century German saint who made many reforms within the church.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Norbaer, Baer, Bèr, Nor (Limburgish)
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