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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Albert m. Old High German adal 'noble' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of many medieval saints, a 10th C king of Italy, a 13th C king of Germany, a 13th C German saint, a 14th C king of Sweden, and a 15th C king of Germany and Bohemia.

Brabant
Latin
1312 Albertus (nom) JeanIII p. 14
1312 Aubel (nom) JeanIII p. 11
Czech Republic
Latin
1348 Alberto (dat) chlumecky 10; 1349 Alberti (gen) ibid. 48, Albertus (nom) ibid. 93; 1350 Alberti (gen) ibid. 173, Alberto (abl) ibid. 205; 1355 Albertus (nom) ibid. 99
1349 Alblinus (nom) chlumecky 33
England
Latin
1381 Albritum (acc) Suffolk1381 p. 107, Albritus (nom) ibid. p. 108
Estonia
Middle Low German
1364 Albert BbRT p. 334, Albertus ibid. p. 334; 1379x1383 Albrecht ibid. p. 336; 1383 Albrecht ibid. p. 336; 1384 Albert ibid. p. 338; 1400 Alberd ibid. p. 342; 1404 Alberd ibid. p. 343; 1405 Alberd ibid. p. 344; 1412 Alberd ibid. p. 346; 1417 Alberd ibid. p. 348; 1419 Alberd ibid. p. 348; 1421 Alberd ibid. p. 349; 1422 Alberd ibid. p. 350; 1424 Alberd ibid. p. 350; 1426 Alberd ibid. p. 351; 1431 Alberd ibid. p. 355; 1433 Albert ibid. p. 356; 1437 Albert ibid. p. 360
France
Latin
693 Adalberti (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V; 882 Adalbertus (nom) InsMacon XIII; 11thC Adalbertus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 118; 1029x1033 Albertus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1138x62 Albertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 67; 1146 Alberto (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXII; 1147 Alberti (gen) clairvaux-12thc 18, Alberto (abl) ibid. 15, Albertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXV, clairvaux-12thc 16; 1148 Albertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIV; 1163 Albertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 99; 1180 Alberti (gen) RotScaNor p. 22, Alberto (abl) ibid. p. 18; 1190 Albertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX; 1209 Albertus (nom) ibid. LII; 1258 Aubertum (acc) ArrestReg-volI XXV, pluribus; 1260 Auberti (gen) ibid. XXIII, Ascension; 1273 Adalberti (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 30; 1301 Aubertus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 201; 1378 Adauberti (gen) hanquetvol1 1794, Alberti (gen) ibid. 1128, Alberto (abl) ibid. 882, Albertus (nom) ibid. 596
Old French
1296 Aubert paris1296 p. 54; 1301 Aubert (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 271; 1313 Aubert Paris1313 p. 22; 1327 Auberte lecoy p. 181
1313 Aubinet Paris1313 p. 29
Middle French
1392 Albert MemBret-II col. 613, Aubert ibid. col. 600; 1421 Albert favier 342, Aubert ibid. 572
1421 Aubelet favier 1185; 1438 Aubertin ibid. 3
Germany
Latin
822x75 Albertus (nom) TradCorb §4; 888 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 5; 987 Adelbertus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XLVIII; 1076 Adalberto (abl) quix-vol1 47; 1100 Albertus (nom) ibid. 78; 1103 Albertus (nom) ibid. 62; 1108 Alberto ibid. 85, Albertus (nom) ibid. 85; 1130 Albertus (nom) ibid. 63; 1135 Alberto (abl) ibid. 95; 1136 Albertus (nom) ibid. 98; 1142 Alberti (gen) mairhofer I, Albetus (nom) ibid. I; 1145 Albertus (nom) ibid. XIX; 1149 Adalbertus (nom) ibid. XXXI, Adelpertus (nom) ibid. XXIX; 1151 Adalberti (gen) ibid. XL, Adelbertus (nom) ibid. XXXVI, Adelbreht (nom) ibid. XXXVII, Albertus (nom) ibid. XXXVIII; 1174 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 33; 1185 Albertus (nom) ibid. 37; 1189 Albertus (nom) ibid. 82; 1191 Albertus (nom) ibid. 38; 1192 Albertus (nom) ibid. 40; 1197 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 2; 1200 Albertus (nom) ibid. 5; 1206 Albertus (nom) ibid. 7; 1207 Albertus (nom) ibid. 8; 1213 Albertus (nom) ibid. 14; 1214 Albertus (nom) ibid. 15; 1214x15 Albrecht (nom) ibid. 19; 1215 Albertus (nom) ibid. 18; 1216 Albertus (nom) ibid. 21; 1218 Albertus (nom) ibid. 35; 1219 Albertus (nom) ibid. 36; 1220 Albertus (nom) ibid. 44; 1221 Albertus (nom) ibid. 55; 1222 Albertus (nom) ibid. 62; 1225 Albertus (nom) ibid. 67; 1234 Albertus (nom) ibid. 91, quix-vol1 105; 1401 Alberto (dat) HD1401 no. 26; 1426 Albertum (acc) mairhofer DCCXXIII
Early New High German
1405 Alberten (gen) mairhofer DCLXXIX; 1409 Albrecht (nom) ibid. DCLXXXV; 1428 Albrechtes (gen) ibid. DCCXXVII; 1497 Albrecht Nurn1497 101
Italy
Latin
1186 Alberti (gen) POSDu II; 1226 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 70; 1265x1339 Alberti (gen) BBC-Berg 85, Alberto (abl) ibid. 276; 1267 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLI; 1270 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLII; 1273 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLII; 1276 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1278 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1279 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1282 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVII; 1283 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1284 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1285 Alberti (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157; 1287 Alberti (gen) BBC-Berg p. XLIV, Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1289 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1290 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1291 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1292 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1294 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1296 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1298 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1299 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1302 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLVI; 1303 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1304 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1305 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1307 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1308 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1326 Alberti (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 423, Alberto (abl) ibid. no. 439; 1527 Albertus (nom) Rome1527 p. 85
1265x1339 Albertini (gen) BBC-Berg 233; 1300 Albertino (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 50
Latvia
Latin
a1286 Alberto (dat) RigSB 2; 1288 Albertus (nom) ibid. 8; 1290 Albertus (nom) ibid. 23; 1291 Albertus (nom) ibid. 26; 1292 Albertus (nom) ibid. 39; 1294 Albertus (nom) ibid. 49
The Netherlands
Latin
1235 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 93
Poland
Latin
1228 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81; 1232 Albertus (nom) ibid. 87
Spain
Catalan
1510 Albert valencia1510 664
Sweden
Old Swedish
1383 Albrecht SRA-vol2 no. 1898
Switzerland
Latin
14thCx1478 Albertus (nom) Ob-SPVn (219)
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