Herbert

• (surname): Hebbard

From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hari-bercht, from a Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz, from *harjaz (“army”) +‎ *berhtaz (“bright”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝbɚt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜːbət/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t
• Hyphenation: Her‧bert

Herbert

1. 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?

2. 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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:

     And you, Sir Walter Herbert, stay with me.

3. A small town in North Otago, New Zealand. [1]
4. A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
5. A former government town in South Australia.
6. A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada.
7. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois, United States.

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• diminutives: Herb, Herbie, Bert.

• →? Cebuano: Herbert

• Berreth

From English Herbert.

Herbert

1. a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

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• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛrbɛrt]

Herbert m anim

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

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Herbert m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

• son of Herbert: Herbertsson
• daughter of Herbert: Herbertsdóttir

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

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Herbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Herberts)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

• Haribert
• Helibert
• Heribert
• Herberta

From Frankish *Hari-bercht. See Saint Herbert.

Herbert m (nominative singular Herberz)

1. a male given name

• → Middle English: Herbert
  • English: Herbert, Hebbard
    • →? Cebuano: Herbert
• Middle French: Herbert
  • → Czech: Herbert
  • → Faroese: Herbert
  • French: Herbert
  • → German: Herbert (also from Old High German [Term?])
  • → Swedish: Herbert

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• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛr.bɛrt/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrbɛrt
• Syllabification: Her‧bert

Herbert m pers

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

• Herbert in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Herbert in PWN's encyclopedia

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• IPA^(key): /¹hærbæʈ/

Herbert c (genitive Herberts)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert