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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Hubert m. Old German hugu 'mind, heart' +Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of an 8th C saint.

Sometimes confused with Humbert.

Brabant
Latin
1312 Hubin (nom) JeanIII p. 25
France
Latin
1029x1033 Hubertus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1101x1129 Hubertus (nom) ibid. XVIII; a1108 Hubertus (nom) ibid. XXI; 1115x1149 Hubertus (nom) ibid. X; 1123 Huberti (gen) CartNDJosaphat XII; 1126 Hubertus (nom) CartStPC IV; 1135 Huberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXXVIII; c1140 Huberto (dat) ibid. LXXXIII, Hubertus (nom) ibid. LXXXIII; 1154 Huberti (gen) ibid. LIV; 1180 Huberti (gen) RotScaNor p. 17; 1236 Hubertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp L; 1258 Huberti (gen) ArrestReg-volI XIII, BMV, Hubertus (nom) ibid. XIII, BMV; 1301 Huberti (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 212; 1378 Huberti (gen) hanquetvol1 340, Huberto (dat) ibid. 486, Hubertus (nom) ibid. 1340, Huperto (dat) ibid. 1205
Old French
1296 Hubert paris1296 p. 44; 1301 Hubers (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 335 [p. 235], Hubert (obl) ibid. p. 238; 1313 Hubert Paris1313 p. 44
Middle French
1392 Hubertus MemBret-II col. 615
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Uberti (gen) BBC-Berg 8; 1326 Ubertus (nom) Friuli-14thC no. 442
1326 Ubertino (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 440
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