Humbert
m.
Proto-Germanic *hūn 'bearcub' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name of a 7th C Frankish saint and a 9th C English saint.
Sometimes confused with Hubert.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 11thC Humbertus (nom) StVdM-II 729;
1038 Umbertus (nom) ibid. 721;
1052 Umberti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans no. 85;
c1060 Umbertus (nom) StVdM-II 662;
1061 Humberti (gen) CartNDSaintes IV;
1066 Umbertus (nom) StVdM-II 698;
1073 Umbertum (acc) ibid. 707,
Umbertus (nom) ibid. 707;
1082x87 Umbertus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 120;
1083 Umberti (gen) ibid. no. 119;
1138x62 Humberti (gen) clairvaux-12thc 73,
Humbertus (nom) ibid. 65,
Hunberti (gen) ibid. 56;
1147 Humberti (gen) ibid. 14,
Humbertus (nom) ibid. 14,
Hunberto (abl) ibid. 15;
1147x62 Hunberti (gen) ibid. 55;
1155 Hunberti (gen) ibid. 30;
1163 Humberti (gen) ibid. 95;
1163–64 Humbertus (nom) ibid. 115;
1164 Humbertus (nom) ibid. 121;
1378 Humberto (dat) hanquetvol1 939
- ◑ 1138x62 Humbertulus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 69
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 963x1023 Humbert (nom) TradCorb §226;
1098 Humbertus (nom) quix-vol1 25;
1142 Hunpreht (nom) mairhofer I;
1401 humberto (dat) HD1401 no. 143
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1398 Humbertus (nom) Ob-SPVn (72)
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Humbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Humbert.