Hildebert
m.
Old High German hiltja 'battle' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name of a 6th C king of the Franks, a 6th C king of Austrasia, a 7th C Frankish king, and a 7th-8th C king of the Franks.
In France, the prototheme reduced to (h)il- by the 12th C.
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1171 Hilbert (gen) GASurv p. 70,
Hilberti (gen) ibid. p. 70
- France
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- Latin
- ● 695 Hildiberti (gen) DCEL-2 Add. VII;
696 Hildiberti (gen) ibid. Add. VIII;
697 Childeberti (gen) ibid. Add. IX;
699 Childiberti (gen) ibid. Add. X;
700 Chilpertum (acc) ibid. XIII;
c823 Hildebert (nom) irminon-vol2 12, Palatiolum,
Hildebertus (nom) ibid. 12, Palatiolum,
Hiltbert (nom) ibid. 73b, Palatiolum,
Hiltbertus (nom) ibid. 15, Palatiolum;
1018x1032 Eldebertus (nom) StVdM-II 666;
c1020 Heldebertus (nom) ibid. 670;
1030 Hęldebertus (nom) ibid. 681;
1031 Eldebertus (nom) ibid. 684;
1047x1061 Ildebertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XX;
1064x1079 Heldeberti (nom) StVdM-II 716;
1107 Hildebertus (nom) CartStPC V;
1147 Hilberto (abl) clairvaux-12thc 14,
Ilberti (gen) ibid. 18,
Ilbertus (nom) ibid. 14;
1162 Hilberto (abl) ibid. 39,
Hylberto (abl) ibid. 39;
1180 Ilbertus (nom) RotScaNor p. 37
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 699 Childiberto (abl) DCEL-2 XI;
930 Hiltiberti (gen) quix-vol1 10;
1219 Ilbertus (nom) hennes-vol1 40
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 780 Ildibertus (nom) RCI-Cam1 1
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● a1177 Ildeberto (abl) CartNBer 3
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Hildebert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Hildebert.