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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Reinbert m. Proto-Germanic *ragin 'counsel, might' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of an 8th C king of the Lombards.

Austria
Latin
1237 Reinbertus (nom) hennes-vol1 96
France
Latin
c823 Ragambertus (nom) irminon-vol2 105, Palatiolum, Ragbertus (nom) ibid. 47, Raintbertus (nom) ibid. 11, Gaugiacum
Germany
Latin
865 Rimberto (dat) HambUrk-vol1 XIX; 872 Reinberto (dat) ibid. XX; 888 Rimberti (gen) ibid. XXII, Rimpertus (nom) ibid. XXII; 1142 Regenbertus (nom) mairhofer IX, Regenperht (nom) ibid. III, Reginberti (gen) ibid. VIII, Reginberto (dat) ibid. VIII, Reginbertum (acc) ibid. I, Reginbertus (nom) ibid. I, Reinbertus (nom) ibid. II, Reinpertus (nom) ibid. V, Reinpreht (nom) ibid. I; 1144 Regenbertus (nom) ibid. XV; 1145 Regenbreht (nom) ibid. XIX, Reinpertus (nom) ibid. XIX; 1147 Regenbertus (nom) ibid. XXII, Reginbertus (nom) ibid. XXIV, Reinbertus (nom) ibid. XXVI; 1149 Regenberti (gen) ibid. XXXIII, Regenbertus (nom) ibid. XXXV, Reginberto (dat) ibid. XXXIII, Reginbertus (nom) ibid. XXXII; 1151 Regenbertus (nom) ibid. XXXVIII, Reginbertus (nom) ibid. XL, Reginbreht (nom) ibid. XXXVI
Early New High German
1400 Reimprechts (gen) mairhofer DCLXVII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Reinbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Reinbert.