Type Word & Element
Usage Anglo-Saxon [1]
Meaning & History
Old English word meaning "bright".
Related Items
Other Languages & Culturesberht(Frankish) berht(Old Dutch) berhtaz(Old Germanic) beraht(Old High German) berht(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantsAlbert(Albanian) Æþelbeorht, Æðelberht, Beorhtric, Beorhtsige, Beornræd, Cuthberht, Eadberht, Ealdberht, Ecgberht, Hunbeorht, Osbeorht, Osberht, Sigeberht, Wigberht(Anglo-Saxon) Albert(Catalan) Albert(Czech) Albert, Alberte(Danish) Albert, Albertus, Egbert, Adelbert(Dutch) Albert, Alberta, Egbert, Ethelbert, Cuthbert, Humbert, Osbert(English) Albert, Alpertti(Finnish) Albert, Alberte, Aubert, Humbert(French) Alberte(Galician) Adalbert, Adelbert, Albert, Albrecht, Siegbert, Wigbert, Eckbert, Humbert(German) Adalberht, Adalbert, Albert, Albertus, Ansbert, Ekkebert, Humbert, Hunberht, Sigibert, Wigberht(Germanic) Albert(Hungarian) Albert(Icelandic) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Umberto(Italian) Alberts(Latvian) Albaer(Limburgish) Albertas(Lithuanian) Wybert(Medieval English) Albert(Norwegian) Aþalaberhtaz, Sigiberhtaz, Wīgaberhtaz(Old Germanic) Albert(Polish) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Humberto(Portuguese) Albert(Romanian) Albert(Russian) Adalberto, Alberta, Alberto, Humberto(Spanish) Albert(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsAlbert(Catalan) Albertsen(Danish) Alberda, Albers, Alberts, Hummel(Dutch) Albert, Alberts, Albertson(English) Albert, Aubert(French) Albert, Albrecht, Siebert, Hummel(German) Albert(Hungarian) Albertsson(Icelandic) Aliberti(Italian) Albertsen(Norwegian) Alberto(Portuguese) Albert(Romanian) Alberto(Spanish) Albertsson, Albrechtsson, Albrecktsson, Albrektson, Albrektsson(Swedish)
Sources & References
- Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 60.
