Ansbert
m.
Old High German *ans, ans-, ansi- 'god, deity' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name of a 7th C Frankish saint.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 658 Anseberctho (dat) DCEL-2 CCCXXXII;
697 Ansberto (abl) ibid. Add. IX;
c823 Ansbertus (nom) irminon-vol2 31, Palatiolum;
1060 Anseberti (gen) StVdM-II 730
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ansbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Ansbert.