Gerbert
m.
Old High German, Old Saxon gēr 'spear' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The birth name of an 11th C pope.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 952x993 Girbertus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans 132;
1107 Girberti (gen) CartStPC XVII;
1130x1150 Girbertus (nom) ibid. XXVII;
1135 Girbertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7;
1147 Girbertus (nom) ibid. 14
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Gherbert (nom) TradCorb §192;
1255 Gerberti (gen) hennes-vol1 157
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1287 Gerberto (dat) RigSB 483;
1294 Gerbertus (nom) ibid. 49
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gerbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Gerbert.