Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
Cuthbert. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
Cuthbert, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
Cuthbert in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
Cuthbert you have here. The definition of the word
Cuthbert will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
Cuthbert, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Name of early English saints, from Old English Cūþbeorht (“brightly known, famous”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cuthbert
- A male given name from Old English.
1921, P.G.Wodehouse, Indiscretions of Archie, page 162:"What's the first name?" […]
"I have a horrible feeling that it's Lancelot!"
"Good God!" said Archie.
"It couldn't really be that, could it?"
Archie looked grave. He hated to to give pain, but he felt he must be honest.
"It might," he said. "People give their children all sorts of rummy names. My second name's Tracy. And I have a pal in England who was christened Cuthbert De la Hay Horace. Fortunately everyone calls him Stinker."
- A surname.
- A place name:
- A city, the county seat of Randolph County, Georgia, United States, named after John Alfred Cuthbert.
- An unincorporated community in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States.
- A ghost town in Mitchell County, Texas, United States, originally named after Thomas Cuthbertson.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Portuguese
Proper noun
Cuthbert m
- Alternative form of Cuteberto