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English
Etymology
From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hari-bercht, from a Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).
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Proper noun
Herbert
- A male given name from the Germanic languages. In modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
1989, David Leavitt, Equal Affections, →ISBN, page 215:Herbert, Sydney, Milton, Seymour. You know, all the time I was growing up I thought those were the most ordinary Jewish first names, until someone pointed out that they were British last names. I guess to my great-grandparents those names must have sounded so modern, so sophisticated, so - non-Eastern European. And now they're just Uncle Miltie, Uncle Sy, Uncle Herb. Do other people have Uncle Donne and Uncle Wordsworth?
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :And you, Sir Walter Herbert, stay with me.
- A small town in North Otago, New Zealand.
- A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
- A former government town in South Australia.
- A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois, United States.
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From English Herbert.
Proper noun
Herbert
- a male given name from English
Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Herbert m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
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Faroese
Etymology
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Proper noun
Herbert m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
Usage notes
- son of Herbert: Herbertsson
- daughter of Herbert: Herbertsdóttir
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Herbert
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Herbert
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Herberti
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Herberts
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German
Etymology
From Old High German heri (“army”) + beraht (“bright”). Older cognates are Old French Herbert and Frankish *Hari-bercht, hinting at a shared Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz.
Modern cognates include English Herbert and English Hebbard, Czech Herbert, French Herbert and Swedish Herbert
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Herbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Herberts)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
Old French
Etymology
From Frankish *Hari-bercht. See Saint Herbert.
Proper noun
Herbert m (nominative singular Herberz)
- a male given name
Descendants
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Herbert m pers
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
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Swedish
Etymology
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Proper noun
Herbert c (genitive Herberts)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert