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Bert (name)
Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of various Germanic name, Germanic given names, such as Robert, Albert (given name), Albert, Elbert (other), Elbert, Herbert (given name), Herbert, Hilbert (name), Hilbert, Hubert, Gilbert (given name), Gilbert, Wilbert (other), Wilbert, Filbert (other), Filbert, Fulbert, Norbert, Osbert, Roberto, Roberta (given name), Roberta, Bertram (name), Bertram, Berthold (other), Berthold, Bertrand (name), Bertrand, Bartholomew, Umberto, Humbert, Humberto, Alberto, Alberta (given name), Alberta, Albertine (other), Albertine, Albertina, Cuthbert (other), Cuthbert, Delbert, Dagobert, Rimbert, Egbert, Siegbert, Gualbert, Gerbert (other), Gerbert, Lambert (name), Lambert, Engelbert (name), Engelbert, Bertie (given name), Bertie, Uberto, Uberto, and Colbert (name), Colbert. There is a large number of Germanic names ending in ''-bert'', second in number only to those ending in ''-wolf'' (''-olf'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocoristic
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berthold (other)
Berthold may refer to: * Berthold (name), a Germanic given name and surname * Berthold Type Foundry, former German type foundry * Berthold, North Dakota, a place in the United States See also * Berthod, a surname * Berchtold, a name {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rimbert
Saint Rimbert (or Rembert) (''c.'' 830 - 11 June 888 in Bremen) was archbishop of Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, Hamburg-Bremen, in the northern part of the East Francia, Kingdom of East Frankia from 865 until his death in 888. He most famously wrote the life of Saint Ansgar, the ''Vita Ansgari,'' one of the most popular Hagiography, hagiographies of the middle ages. Biography Little is directly known about Rimbert, much of the information available regarding his life comes from the ''Vita Rimberti'', a hagiography written by an unknown author, likely produced some time in the 10th century. While his place of birth is uncertain it is widely accepted by historians that Rimbert was Danish. As a monk he trained in Turholt (Torhout), after which he shared a missionary trip to Scandinavia with his mentor Ansgar, Bishop of Hamburg. Upon Ansgar's death in 865, Rimbert was unanimously elected Archbishop of Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen, Hamburg-Bremen. Upon his election, Rimbert travelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagobert
Dagobert or Taginbert is a Germanic male given name, possibly from Old Frankish ''Dag'' "day" and '' beraht'' "bright". Alternatively, it has been identified as Gaulish ''dago'' "good" ''berxto'' "bright". Animals * Roi Dagobert (born 1964), thoroughbred racehorse People * Dagobert I (605–639), Frankish king * Dagobert II (died 679), Frankish king * Dagobert III (699–715), Frankish king * Dagobert (died 675), son of the Frankish king Childeric II * Mieszko I (died 992), Duke of Poland, who adopted Christianity and was possibly baptised as Dagobert. * Dagobert of Pisa (died 1105), Archbishop of Pisa and first Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem * Dagobert (1222–1232), son of Louis VIII of France * Luc Siméon Auguste Dagobert (1736–1794), French general * Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (1865–1949), German geographer, born in Königsberg * Dagobert Peche (1887–1923), Austrian artist and metalworker designer * Dagobert Biermann (1904–1943), Resistance fighter again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delbert
Delbert is a given name. It is a short form of Adelbert, which is a combination of the German words ''adal'', meaning noble, and ''berht'', meaning bright. Notable people with the name include: * Delbert F. Anderson (1919–1999), American farmer and politician * Delbert Baker, Seventh-day Adventist minister, author, educator, and administrator * Delbert Black (1922–2000), the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, from 1967 to 1971 *Delbert Cowsette (born 1977), former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League * Delbert Daisey (1924–2017), known as Cigar Daisey, American waterfowl wood carver * Delbert Day, American engineer and co-inventor of TheraSphere glass microspheres and glasphalt * Delbert Fowler (born 1958), former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League *D. R. Fulkerson (1924–1976), mathematician who co-developed the Ford–Fulkerson algorithm * Delbert Gee, judge of the Superior Court of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuthbert (other)
St. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne () was an Anglo-Saxon saint, bishop, monk and hermit. Cuthbert may also refer to: Places in the United States: *Cuthbert, Georgia, a city *Cuthbert, South Dakota, an unincorporated community *Cuthbert, Texas, a ghost town People: *Cuthbert (given name) *Cuthbert (surname) Other uses: *Cuthbert, Western Australia, a locality in the City of Albany *"Cuthbert", World War II Allied spy Virginia Hall's nickname for her prosthetic leg See also *St Cuthbert (other) *Cuthberts Building, Johannesburg, South Africa {{disambiguation, , geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albertina
The Albertina is a museum in the Innere Stadt (First District) of Vienna, Austria. It houses one of the largest and most important print rooms in the world with approximately 65,000 drawings and approximately 1 million old master prints, as well as more modern graphic works, photographs and architectural drawings. Apart from the graphics collection the museum has acquired, on permanent loan two significant collections of Impressionist and early 20th-century art, some of which are on permanent display. The museum also houses temporary exhibitions. The museum had 360,073 visitors in 2020, down 64 percent from 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but still ranked 55th in the List of most-visited art museums in the world. History The Albertina was erected on one of the last remaining sections of the fortifications of Vienna, the Augustinian Bastion. Originally, the Hofbauamt (Court Construction Office), which had been built in the second half of the 17th century, stood in that locati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albertine (other)
Albertine may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Albertine'' (Krohg novel), an 1886 novel by Christian Krohg ** ''Albertine i politilægens venteværelse'' (''Albertine at the Police Doctor's Waiting Room''), an 1887 painting by Krohg * ''Albertine'' (Rose novel), a 2002 novel by Jacqueline Rose * ''Albertine'' (album), a 2006 album by Brooke Fraser ** "Albertine" (song), a song from the album * Albertine Simonet, a character in Marcel Proust's novel ''In Search of Lost Time'' People *Albertine (given name) * Albertin di Virga, 15th-century Venetian cartographer * Albertine Necker de Saussure (1766–1841), Swiss writer and educationalist * Albertine Sarrazin (1937–1967), French author * Albertine Zullo (born 1967), professionally known simply as Albertine, Swiss illustrator * Viv Albertine (born 1954), Australian-born British singer and songwriter * Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1713–1761) * Albertine, Baroness Staël von Holstein (1797-1838) Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberta (given Name)
Alberta is a feminine given name. It is derived from the Germanic words ''adal'' "noble" and '' beraht'' "right". Alberta may refer to: Translations * Catalan: Alberta * Danish: Alberte * Dutch: Albertina * French: Albertine * German: Albertina * Italian: Alberta * Polish: Alberta * Portuguese: Albertina * Spanish: Alberta * Welsh: Alberta Notable people named Alberta * Princess Louise Caroline Alberta (1848–1939), daughter of Queen Victoria and namesake of the Canadian province * Alberta of Agen (died 286), Roman martyr * Alberta, Queen of Castile (fl. 1071), wife of Sancho II * Alberta Adams (1917–2014), American blues singer * Alberta Alexandrescu, Romanian pianist * Alberta Ampomah (born 1994), Ghanaian weightlifter * Alberta Bigagli (1928–2017), Italian psychologist and poet * Alberta Brianti (born 1980), Italian tennis player * Alberta Cariño (died 2010), Mexican human rights defender * Alberta Jeannette Cassell (1926–2007), American architect a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alberto
Alberto is the Romance languages, Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic languages, Germanic ''Albert (given name), Albert''. It is used in Italian language, Italian, Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertino in Italian as well as ''Tuco'' as a Spanish language hypocorism, hypocorism. It derives from the name Adalberto which in turn derives from ''Athala'' (meaning noble) and ''Berth'' (meaning bright). People A * Alberto Abadie (born 1968), Spanish economist * Alberto Abalde (born 1995), Spanish basketball player * Alberto Abarza (born 1984), Chilean Paralympic swimmer * Alberto Abdala (1920–1986), Uruguayan attorney, politician, painter, and Vice President of Uruguay from 1967–1972 * Alberto Abengózar (born 1989), Spanish footballer * Alberto Ablondi (1924–2010), Italian Catholic bishop * Alberto Acereda (born 1965), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humberto
Humberto is a Portuguese and Spanish masculine given name of Germanic origin. Notable people with this name include: A *Humberto Aguilar Coronado *Humberto Ak'ab'al * Humberto Albornoz * Humberto Alonso Morelli * Humberto Alonso Razo *Humberto Álvarez Machaín * Humberto Andrade Quezada *Humberto André Redes Filho * Humberto Anguiano * Humberto de Araújo Benevenuto * Humberto Arencibia *Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco * Humberto Aspitia B * Humberto Ballesteros * Humberto Barbosa * Humberto Bedford *Humberto Benítez Treviño *Humberto Biazotti * Humberto Blasco * Humberto Brenes *Humberto Briceño *Humberto Briseño Sierra C *Humberto Calzada *Humberto de Campos *Humberto Carrillo *Humberto Castellanos *Humberto Castro *Humberto Cervantes Vega *Humberto Clayber *Humberto Coelho *Humberto Contreras * Humberto Costa * Humberto Costantini * Humberto Cota *Humberto Cruz * Humberto Curi D * Humberto De la Calle *Humberto Delgado * Humberto Domingo Mayans * Humberto Donoso * Humberto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humbert
Humbert, Umbert or Humberto (Latinized ''Humbertus'') is a Germanic given name, from ''hun'' "warrior" and ''beraht'' "bright". It also came into use as a surname. Given name ;Royalty and Middle Ages * Emebert (died 710) * Humbert of Maroilles (before 652 – 680) * Humbert (bishop of Würzburg) (died 842) * Humbert I, Count of Savoy (980 – 1047 or 1048) * Humbert II, Count of Savoy (1065–1103) * Humbert III, Count of Savoy (1135–1189) * Humbert, bastard of Savoy (c.1318–1374), soldier * Humbert V de Beaujeu (1198–1250) * Humbert I of Viennois (1240–1307), Dauphin of the Viennois * Humbert II of Viennois (1312–1355), Dauphin of the Viennois * Humbert I of Italy (1844–1900) * Humbert II of Italy (1904–1983) * Humbert of Silva Candida (1015–1061), Roman Catholic cardinal and Benedictine oblate * Humbert of Romans (died 1277), master general of the Dominicans ;Others *Humbert Achamer-Pifrader, Austrian jurist, member of the SS of Nazi Germany and commander of Ein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |