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Beraht
Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of various Germanic male given names, such as Robert, Albert, Elbert, Herbert, Hilbert, Hubert, Gilbert, Wilbert, Filbert, Norbert, Osbert, Bertram, Berthold, Bertrand, Umberto, Humbert, Cuthbert, Delbert, Dilbert, Dagobert, Rimbert, Egbert, Siegbert, Gualbert, Gerbert, Lambert, Engelbert, Friedbert, Gombert, Calbert, Leebert and Colbert. There is a large number of Germanic names ending in ''-bert'', second in number only to those ending in ''-wolf'' (''-olf'', ''-ulf''). Most of these names are early medieval and only a comparatively small fraction remains in modern use. The element ''-berht'' has the meaning of "bright", Old English ''beorht/berht'', Old High German ''beraht/bereht'', ultimately from a Common Germanic *''berhtaz'', from a PIE root *''bhereg-'' "white, bright". The female hypocoristic of names containing the same element is Berta. Modern English bright itself has the same etymology, but it has suffered metathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germanic Name
Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are also names dating from an early time which seem to be monothematic, consisting only of a single element. These are sometimes explained as hypocorisms, short forms of originally dithematic names, but in many cases the etymology of the supposed original name cannot be recovered. The oldest known Germanic names date to the Roman Empire period, such as those of '' Arminius'' and his wife ''Thusnelda'' in the 1st century, and in greater frequency, especially Gothic names, in the late Roman Empire, in the 4th to 5th centuries (the Germanic Heroic Age). A great variety of names are attested from the medieval period, falling into the rough categories of Scandinavian (Old Norse), Anglo-Saxon (Old English), continental (Frankish, Old High German and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert (given Name)
Gilbert is a given name of Norman-French origin, itself from Germanic ''Gisilberht'' or ''Gisalberht''. Original spellings included ''Gislebert'', ''Guilbert'' and ''Gilebert''. The first element, ''Gil-'', comes from Germanic ''gīsil'', meaning "shaft of an arrow" or ''gisal'' "pledge, hostage", while the second element, ''-bert'' comes from Germanic ''-behrt'', short form of ''beraht'', meaning "bright" or "famous". The name spread in France and was introduced to England by the Normans, where it was popular during the Middle Ages. That is the reason the pronunciation ''Gil-'' reflects the Northern Norman one , as opposed to Old French > French and explains the alternative spelling ''Guilbert'' with ''Guil-'' . Variant spellings have evolved throughout Europe, including the Iberian/Italian version ''Gilberto'' and, as was the custom across Europe, given a Latin language version ''Gilbertus'', to be used alongside a person's native variant. The diminutive, ''Gil'', eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert (given Name)
Albert is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Germanic Adalbert and Adelbert, containing the words ''adal'' ("noble") and ''beraht'' ("bright", compare Robert). It is also less commonly in use as a surname. Feminine forms of the names "Alberta" are declining in use. Translations * Albanian: Albert * Arabic: ألبرت (''Albirt''), ألبير (''Albīr'') * Armenian: Ալբերտ (Albert) * Azerbaijani: Albert * Bengali: আলবার্ট ( Albart), (Ālabārṭa) * Breton: Alberzh * Catalan: Albert * Simplified Chinese: 阿尔伯特（Āěrbótè） * Circassian: Альберт (Albert) * Croatian: Albert * Czech: Albert, Vojtěch * Dutch: Albert, Aalbert, Alberta * Estonian: Albert * Finnish: Albert, Alpertti * French: Albert, * Galician: Alberte, Alberto and Albertos * Georgian: ალბერტი (Alberti) * German: Albert, Albrecht * Greek: Αλβέρτος (Alvértos) * Gujarati: આલ્બર્ટ ( Ālbarṭa) * Hebrew: אלברט (Albert) * Hind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
