Name Herbert

Origin:

From Old High German words for army, warrior and bright

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About the name Herbert in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, French, English
Saints:	Heribert of Cologne
US 2024 rank:	not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:	Harbert, Egbert, Gebbert, Hartbert, Heriberto, Hubert, Humbert, Norbert, Rembert Details

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About Herbert, the group of names with the same origin as Herbert

Language of origin:	Old High German
Info about origin:	old Germanic two-element name
	brought to England by the Normans
	known from Saint Heribert of Cologne (10th/11th century AD)
Words:	heri = the army, the warrior Old High German
	beraht = bright Old High German
Topics:	Two-element name
Variants' top ranks:	9:Herbert Austria 2015, 653:Heriberto USA 1993
Old/original forms:	Heribert Old High German
Name variants:	Eriberto, Harbert, Haro, Harro, Herbert, Herbie, Heriberto Sortable list Details

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