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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Philibert.
Proper noun
Philibert (plural Philiberts)
- A male given name from French.
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Philibert is the 40016th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 548 individuals. Philibert is most common among White (67.88%) and Black/African American (25.91%) individuals.
Further reading
French
Etymology
From a Germanic given name consisting of Frankish *filu (“many”, from Proto-Germanic *felu) + *berht (“bright”, from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz). The spelling with Ph instead of F is due to influence of the given name Philippe.
Cognates of *berht include English bright and given names containing bert like Robert, Albert, Berthold etc.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Philibert m
- a male given name