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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Osbert m. Old English ōs 'god' + Old English beorht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of a 9th C king of Northumbria.

England
Latin
1279–80 Osberti (gen) WaHR-SK p. 67; 1300 Osbertus (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 231
English
1558 Osbert SaxhamSf p. 130; 1559 Osberd ibid. p. 134
France
Latin
1180 Osberti (gen) RotScaNor p. 7, Osberto (abl) ibid. p. 2, Osbertus (nom) ibid. p. 6
Old French
1301 Osebert (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 241
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