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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Wigbert m. Old Saxon, Old English wig, Old High German wīc 'war, battle' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of a 7th C Anglo-Saxon saint, an 8th C English saint, and a 10th C French saint.

France
Latin
1067x74 Guibbertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIII; 1147x58 Wibertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 35; 1162 Wibertus (nom) ibid. 40; 1163 Guiberto (abl) ibid. 104; 1378 Guiberti (gen) hanquetvol1 157
Old French
1296 Guibert paris1296 p. 35
Middle French
1418 Guibert HGParis p. 386; 1421 Guibert favier 593; 1423 Guibert ibid. 157; 1588 Guibert raymond1588 p. 569
1418 Guibelot HGParis p. 379
Germany
Latin
905 Wichbertum (acc) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI; 967 Wigbertum (acc) ibid. XLIII; 983 Uuigberhtum (acc) ibid. XLVI; 1103 Wibertus (nom) quix-vol1 62
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