Herbert

See also: herbert

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Herbert

  1. A male given name. 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 patronymic surname.
    • ~1593 William Shakespeare: Richard III: Act V, Scene III:
      And you, Sir Walter Herbert, stay with me.

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Herbert.

Translations

Anagrams


Cebuano

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Herbert

  1. a male given name

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɛrbɛrt]

Proper noun

Herbert m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

Faroese

Proper noun

Herbert m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

Usage notes

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Herbert
Accusative Herbert
Dative Herberti
Genitive Herberts

German

Etymology

From Old High German heri (army) + beraht (bright).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Herbert m (genitive Herberts)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

See also


Old French

Etymology

From Frankish *Hari-bercht. See Saint Herbert.

Proper noun

Herbert m (nominative singular Herberz)

  1. A male given name.

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /¹hærbæʈ/

Proper noun

Herbert c (genitive Herberts)

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.