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
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- 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
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- Latin
- ● 905 Wichbertum (acc) HambUrk-vol1 XXVI;
967 Wigbertum (acc) ibid. XLIII;
983 Uuigberhtum (acc) ibid. XLVI;
1103 Wibertus (nom) quix-vol1 62
Preview. DO NOT cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Wigbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2015/1/name/Wigbert.