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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Humbert m. Proto-Germanic *hūn 'bearcub' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of a 7th C Frankish saint and a 9th C English saint.

Sometimes confused with Hubert.

France
Latin
1052 Umberti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 85; 1061 Humberti (gen) CartNDSaintes IV; 1082x87 Umbertus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120; 1083 Umberti (gen) ibid. no. 119; 1138x62 Humberti (gen) clairvaux-12thc 73, Humbertus (nom) ibid. 65, Hunberti (gen) ibid. 56; 1147 Humberti (gen) ibid. 14, Humbertus (nom) ibid. 14, Hunberto (abl) ibid. 15; 1147x62 Hunberti (gen) ibid. 55; 1155 Hunberti (gen) ibid. 30; 1163 Humberti (gen) ibid. 95; 1163–64 Humbertus (nom) ibid. 115; 1164 Humbertus (nom) ibid. 121; 1378 Humberto (dat) hanquetvol1 939
1138x62 Humbertulus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 69
Germany
Latin
963x1023 Humbert (nom) TradCorb §226; 1098 Humbertus (nom) quix-vol1 25; 1142 Hunpreht (nom) mairhofer I; 1401 humberto (dat) HD1401 no. 143
Switzerland
Latin
1398 Humbertus (nom) Ob-SPVn (72)
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