Herbert
m.
Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name of a number of early French and English saints.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1155 Hereberti (gen) FPD p. 121, fn. 1;
1189 Herbertus (nom) GASurv p. 83,
Herebertus (nom) ibid. p. 100;
1302 Herbertus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 4;
1347 Herberti (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 6,
Herberto (abl) ibid. no. 6
- ◑ 1189 Herbelot (nom) GASurv p. 223
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1426 Herbert BbRT p. 351;
1442 Herbert ibid. p. 365
- France
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- Latin
- ● 693 Heriberti (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V;
696 Heriberti (gen) ibid. Add. VIII,
Heribertus (nom) ibid. Add. VIII;
c823 Hairbertus (nom) irminon-vol2 14, Gaugiacum;
994 Ariberti (gen) CartSavII 7;
1029x1033 Herbertus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1030 Aribertus (nom) StVdM-II 678;
c1035 Ariberti (gen) ibid. 668,
Heriberti (gen) ibid. 669;
1067x1074 Herbertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIII;
1101x1129 Herbertus (nom) CartStPC XLI;
1107 Herberti (gen) ibid. XVII;
a1108 Herbertus (nom) ibid. XXI;
a1114 Herbertus (nom) ibid. XXXI;
1121 Herbertus (nom) CartNDJosaphat X;
1135 Herbertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7,
Hirberto (abl) ibid. 7;
1138x48 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 21;
1138x62 Herberti (gen) ibid. 67;
1138x1148 Herbertum (acc) ibid. 21;
1138x1162 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 74;
1147 Erberto (abl) ibid. 14,
Erbertus (nom) ibid. 14,
Herberti (gen) ibid. 14,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. 15,
Hirbertus (nom) ibid. 14;
1147x62 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 55;
1153 Aribertus (nom) CartNDSaintes IX;
c1156 Heberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII;
1157 Herbertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 32;
1163 Herberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI,
clairvaux-12thc 99;
1163–64 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 106;
1164 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 120;
1173 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 157;
1179 Herberti (gen) ibid. 180,
Herberto (abl) ibid. 180,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. 178;
1180 Herberto (abl) RotScaNor p. 3,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. p. 4;
1301 Hebertus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 199,
Herberti (gen) ibid. p. 198
- Old French
- ● 1296 Hebert paris1296 p. 46;
1313 Hebert Paris1313 p. 25
- ◑ 1313 Herbelot Paris1313 p. 22
- Middle French
- ● 1421 Hebert favier 21;
1423 Hebert ibid. 483
- ◑ 1418 Herpin HGParis p. 379;
1423 Herbin favier 57
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 963x1023 Heribert (nom) TradCorb §227;
1000 Heribertus (nom) quix-vol1 19;
1001 Heribertus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 LV;
1100 Heribertus (nom) quix-vol1 78;
1108 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 85,
Heriberto (abl) ibid. 85;
1147 Heribert (nom) mairhofer XXVII;
1185 Heribertus (nom) quix-vol1 37;
1197 Heribertus (nom) ibid. 83;
1222 Heribertus (nom) ibid. 74
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Herbertus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5,
Herebertus (nom) ibid. III, p. 21
- ◑ fin12thC Herbolot (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 17
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● c1120 Herberto (abl) ESC XXXV;
1123 Herberto (abl) ibid. XLVII;
1124 Herberto (abl) ibid. XLVIII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Herbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Herbert.