50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Composed of the Old German elements ansi "god" and beraht "bright". It is a cognate of Osbert. This name was borne by a 7th-century Frankish saint, a bishop of Rouen. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesOsbeorht, Osberht(Anglo-Saxon) Osbert(English) Categories God, gods, isograms, light, nobles, saints Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 123.