Albert

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Albert m. Old High German adal 'noble' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of many medieval saints, a 10th C king of Italy, a 13th C king of Germany, a 13th C German saint, a 14th C king of Sweden, and a 15th C king of Germany and Bohemia.

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Albertus (nom) JeanIII p. 14; ◑ 1312 Aubel (nom) JeanIII p. 11

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1348 Alberto (dat) chlumecky 10; 1349 Alberti (gen) ibid. 48, Albertus (nom) ibid. 93; 1350 Alberti (gen) ibid. 173, Alberto (abl) ibid. 205; 1355 Albertus (nom) ibid. 99; ◑ 1349 Alblinus (nom) chlumecky 33

England

Latin: ● 1189 Albertus (nom) GASurv p. 102; 1381 Albritum (acc) Suffolk1381 p. 107, Albritus (nom) ibid. p. 108

Estonia

Middle Low German: ● 1364 Albert BbRT p. 334, Albertus ibid. p. 334; 1379x1383 Albrecht ibid. p. 336; 1383 Albrecht ibid. p. 336; 1384 Albert ibid. p. 338; 1400 Alberd ibid. p. 342; 1404 Alberd ibid. p. 343; 1405 Alberd ibid. p. 344; 1412 Alberd ibid. p. 346; 1417 Alberd ibid. p. 348; 1419 Alberd ibid. p. 348; 1421 Alberd ibid. p. 349; 1422 Alberd ibid. p. 350; 1424 Alberd ibid. p. 350; 1426 Alberd ibid. p. 351; 1431 Alberd ibid. p. 355; 1433 Albert ibid. p. 356; 1437 Albert ibid. p. 360; 1592 Albert Tiik1977 p. 285

France

Latin: ● 693 Adalberti (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V; 882 Adalbertus (nom) InsMacon XIII; 11thC Adalbertus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 118; 1029x1033 Albertus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1083 Aalberti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 127, Aalbertus (nom) ibid. 126; 1138x62 Albertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 67; 1146 Alberto (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXII; 1147 Alberti (gen) clairvaux-12thc 18, Alberto (abl) ibid. 15, Albertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXV, clairvaux-12thc 16; 1148 Albertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIV; 1163 Albertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 99; 1180 Alberti (gen) RotScaNor p. 22, Alberto (abl) ibid. p. 18; 1190 Albertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX; 1209 Albertus (nom) ibid. LII; 1258 Aubertum (acc) ArrestReg-volI XXV, pluribus; 1260 Auberti (gen) ibid. XXIII, Ascension; 1273 Adalberti (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 30; 1301 Aubertus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 201; 1378 Adauberti (gen) hanquetvol1 1794, Alberti (gen) ibid. 1128, Alberto (abl) ibid. 882, Albertus (nom) ibid. 596
Old French: ● 1296 Aubert paris1296 p. 54; 1301 Aubert (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 271; 1313 Aubert Paris1313 p. 22; 1327 Auberte lecoy p. 181; ◑ 1313 Aubinet Paris1313 p. 29
Middle French: ● 1392 Albert MemBret-II col. 613, Aubert ibid. col. 600; 1421 Albert favier 342, Aubert ibid. 572; ◑ 1421 Aubelet favier 1185; 1438 Aubertin ibid. 3

Germany

Latin: ● 822x875 Albertus (nom) TradCorb §4; 888 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 5; 987 Adelbertus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XLVIII; 1020 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 58, alberti (gen) ibid. 58; 1076 Adalberto (abl) ibid. 47; 1100 Albertus (nom) ibid. 78; 1103 Albertus (nom) ibid. 62; 1108 Alberto ibid. 85, Albertus (nom) ibid. 85; 1130 Albertus (nom) ibid. 63; 1135 Alberto (abl) ibid. 95; 1136 Albertus (nom) ibid. 98; 1142 Alberti (gen) mairhofer I, Albetus (nom) ibid. I; 1145 Albertus (nom) ibid. XIX; 1149 Adalbertus (nom) ibid. XXXI, Adelpertus (nom) ibid. XXIX; 1151 Adalberti (gen) ibid. XL, Adelbertus (nom) ibid. XXXVI, Adelbreht (nom) ibid. XXXVII, Albertus (nom) ibid. XXXVIII; 1174 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 33; 1185 Albertus (nom) ibid. 37, alberto (dat) ibid. 36; 1189 Albertus (nom) ibid. 82; 1191 Albertus (nom) ibid. 38; 1192 Albertus (nom) ibid. 40; 1197 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 2; 1200 Albertus (nom) ibid. 5; 1206 Albertus (nom) ibid. 7; 1207 Albertus (nom) ibid. 8; 1213 Albertus (nom) ibid. 14; 1214 Albertus (nom) ibid. 15; 1214x15 Albrecht (nom) ibid. 19; 1215 Albertus (nom) ibid. 18; 1216 Albertus (nom) ibid. 21; 1218 Albertus (nom) ibid. 35; 1219 Albertus (nom) ibid. 36; 1220 Albertus (nom) ibid. 44; 1221 Albertus (nom) ibid. 55; 1222 Albertus (nom) ibid. 62; 1225 Albertus (nom) ibid. 67; 1234 Albertus (nom) ibid. 91, quix-vol1 105; 1401 Alberto (dat) HD1401 no. 26; 1426 Albertum (acc) mairhofer DCCXXIII
Early New High German: ● 1405 Alberten (gen) mairhofer DCLXXIX; 1409 Albrecht (nom) ibid. DCLXXXV; 1428 Albrechtes (gen) ibid. DCCXXVII; 1497 Albrecht Nurn1497 101

Italy

Latin: ● 1186 Alberti (gen) POSDu II; 1226 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 70; 1265x1339 Alberti (gen) BBC-Berg 85, Alberto (abl) ibid. 276; 1267 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLI; 1270 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLII; 1273 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLII; 1276 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1278 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1279 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1282 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVII; 1283 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1284 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1285 Alberti (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157; 1287 Alberti (gen) BBC-Berg p. XLIV, Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1289 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1290 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1291 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1292 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1294 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1296 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1298 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1299 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1302 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLVI; 1303 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1304 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1305 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1307 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1308 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1326 Alberti (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 423, Alberto (abl) ibid. no. 439; 1527 Albertus (nom) Rome1527 p. 85; ◑ 1265x1339 Albertini (gen) BBC-Berg 233; 1300 Albertino (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 50

Latvia

Latin: ● a1286 Alberto (dat) RigSB 2; 1286 Alberto (dat) ibid. 468; 1288 Albertus (nom) ibid. 8; 1289 Alberto (dat) ibid. 219; 1290 Albertus (nom) ibid. 23; 1291 Albertus (nom) ibid. 26; 1292 Albertus (nom) ibid. 39; 1294 Albertus (nom) ibid. 49; 1296 Alberto (dat) ibid. 258, Albertus (nom) ibid. 67; 1297 Alberto (dat) ibid. 83, Albertus (nom) ibid. 73; 1299 Albertus (nom) ibid. 88; 1300 Alberto (dat) ibid. 418; 1301 Albertus (nom) ibid. 90; 1302 Albertus (nom) ibid. 92; 1303 Albertus (nom) ibid. 96; 1305 Albertus (nom) ibid. 105; 1307 Albertus (nom) ibid. 107; 1319 Albertus (nom) ibid. 114; 1337 Albertus (nom) ibid. 119
Middle Low German: ● 1467 Albrecht Mettig1892 p. 7

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1235 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 93

Poland

Latin: ● 1228 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81; 1232 Albertus (nom) ibid. 87

Spain

Catalan: ● 1510 Albert valencia1510 664

Sweden

Old Swedish: ● 1383 Albrecht SRA-vol2 no. 1898

Switzerland

Latin: ● 14thCx1478 Albertus (nom) Ob-SPVn (219)

Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Albert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Albert.