Eckbert
m.
Old High German ecka 'edge, corner' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name of a 7th C king of Kent, an 8th C Anglo-Saxon monk, an 8th C kin of Kent, a 9th C king of Wessex, and two 9th C kings of Northumbria.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 1237 Ecgebertus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1416 Eecberd BbRT p. 347
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x75 Ekbertus (nom) TradCorb §165;
834 Ecberto (dat) HambUrk-vol1 VIII;
1218 Ecchebertus (nom) hennes-vol1 34;
1220 Ecchebertus (nom) ibid. 45;
1229 Ekhebertus (nom) ibid. 77
Preview. DO NOT cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Eckbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Eckbert.