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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Autbert m. Old High German ōt, Old Saxon ōd 'wealth, riches' or Gothic audags 'happy' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Aubert can be a form of this name or of Albert; in many cases it is impossible to tell which is the root.

France
Latin
● 658 Adebertus (nom) DCEL-2 CCCXXXIII; c823 Autbertus (nom) irminon-vol2 14, Gaugiacum; c1040 Autberto (abl) StVdM-II 671; 1044 Autbertus (nom) ibid. 659
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Autbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Autbert.