Albert

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Albert m. Old High German adal 'noble' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of many medieval saints, a 10th C king of Italy, a 13th C king of Germany, a 13th C German saint, a 14th C king of Sweden, and a 15th C king of Germany and Bohemia.

Austria

Latin: ● 763 Adalperht (nom) FRA-XXXL 1; 1235 Alpreti (gen) TirNot1 p. 1

Brabant

Latin: ● 1312 Albertus (nom) JeanIII p. 14; ◑ 1312 Aubel (nom) JeanIII p. 11

Czech Republic

Latin: ● 1287 Albertus (nom) RTT-1.1 II; 1314 Alberti (gen) Rössler1 6, Albertus (nom) ibid. 6; 1331 Alberti (gen) ibid. 32; 1337 Alberti (gen) ibid. 29; 1343 Alberti (gen) Rössler2 294, p. 135, Alberto (dat) ibid. 280, p. 128, Albertum (acc) ibid. 242, p. 115, Albertus (nom) ibid. 242, p. 114; 1348 Alberto (dat) chlumecky 10; 1349 Alberti (gen) ibid. 48, Albertus (nom) ibid. 93; 1350 Alberti (gen) ibid. 173, Alberto (abl) ibid. 205; 1355 Albertus (nom) ibid. 99; ◑ 1349 Alblinus (nom) chlumecky 33
Middle High German: ● c1339 Albrechts (gen) Rössler1 91; 1341 Albrechts (gen) ibid. 33; 1344 Albrechtes (gen) ibid. 99; 1349 Albertus (nom) ibid. 48; 1354 Albrecht (nom) ibid. 77

England

Latin: ● 1189 Ailbrihtus (nom) GASurv p. 179, Ailburtus (nom) ibid. p. 185, Albertus (nom) ibid. p. 102; 1381 Albritum (acc) Suffolk1381 p. 107, Albritus (nom) ibid. p. 108
Dutch: ● 1576 Albert AuFr Ghijsberts; 1578 Albert ibid. Ghijsbertsen, Albertus ibid. Fockea; 1579 Albertz (gen) ibid. Fockea; 1583 Albert ibid. Focka

Estonia

Middle Low German: ● 1364 Albert BbRT p. 334, Albertus ibid. p. 334; 1379x1383 Albrecht ibid. p. 336; 1383 Albrecht ibid. p. 336; 1384 Albert ibid. p. 338; 1400 Alberd ibid. p. 342; 1404 Alberd ibid. p. 343; 1405 Alberd ibid. p. 344; 1412 Alberd ibid. p. 346; 1417 Alberd ibid. p. 348; 1419 Alberd ibid. p. 348; 1421 Alberd ibid. p. 349; 1422 Alberd ibid. p. 350; 1424 Alberd ibid. p. 350; 1426 Alberd ibid. p. 351; 1431 Alberd ibid. p. 355; 1433 Albert ibid. p. 356; 1437 Albert ibid. p. 360; 1442 Albert ibid. p. 364; 1592 Albert Tiik1977 p. 285; ◑ 1524x1532 Bert (nom) Saareste1923b p. 142; 1592 Pertt Tiik1977 p. 285

France

Latin: ● 693 Adalberti (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V; c823 Adalbertus (nom) irminon-vol2 28, CE; 882 Adalbertus (nom) InsMacon XIII; 11thC Adalbertus (nom) St-Bernard-Romans no. 118; 1029x1033 Albertus (nom) CartStPC XII; 1083 Aalberti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 127, Aalbertus (nom) ibid. 126; 1138x62 Albertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 67; 1146 Alberto (abl) CartNDdOurscamp CXII; 1147 Alberti (gen) clairvaux-12thc 18, Alberto (abl) ibid. 15, Albertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXV, clairvaux-12thc 16; 1148 Albertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XXIV; 1163 Albertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 99; 1171 Albertus (nom) ibid. 141; 1179 Alberto (abl) ibid. 176, Albertus (nom) ibid. 179; 1180 Alberti (gen) RotScaNor p. 22, Alberto (abl) ibid. p. 18; 1190 Albertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp LXXIX; 1209 Albertus (nom) ibid. LII; 1256 Alberto (abl) hennes-vol1 161; 1258 Aubertum (acc) ArrestReg-volI XXV, pluribus; 1260 Auberti (gen) ibid. XXIII, Ascension; 1273 Adalberti (gen) RegToul-13thC p. 30; 1301 Aubertus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 201; 1378 Adauberti (gen) hanquetvol1 1794, Alberti (gen) ibid. 1128, Alberto (abl) ibid. 882, Albertus (nom) ibid. 596; ◑ 1179 Albelinus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 177, Albertinus (nom) ibid. 177
Old French: ● 1292 Aubert 1292paris p. 2; 1296 Aubert paris1296 p. 54; 1301 Aubert (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 271; 1313 Aubert Paris1313 p. 22; 1327 Auberte MemDocMan-2 p. 181; ◑ 1313 Aubinet Paris1313 p. 29
Middle French: ● 1392 Albert MemBret-II col. 613, Aubert ibid. col. 600; 1421 Albert favier 342, Aubert ibid. 572; 1563 Albert RegPCC-1 p. 26; ◑ 1421 Aubelet favier 1185; 1438 Aubertin ibid. 3; 1568 Aubin RegPCC-1 p. 406

Germany

Latin: ● 802 Adalperht (nom) FRA-XXXL 8, Adalperhti (gen) ibid. 8; 822x875 Albertus (nom) TradCorb §4; 888 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 5; 987 Adelbertus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 XLVIII; 1020 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 58, alberti (gen) ibid. 58; 1076 Adalberto (abl) ibid. 47; 1100 Albertus (nom) ibid. 78; 1103 Albertus (nom) ibid. 62; 1108 Alberto (abl) ibid. 85, Albertus (nom) ibid. 85; 1130 Albertus (nom) ibid. 63; 1135 Alberto (abl) ibid. 95; 1136 Albertus (nom) ibid. 98; 1142 Alberti (gen) mairhofer I, Albetus (nom) ibid. I; 1145 Albertus (nom) ibid. XIX; 1149 Adalbertus (nom) ibid. XXXI, Adelpertus (nom) ibid. XXIX; 1151 Adalberti (gen) ibid. XL, Adelbertus (nom) ibid. XXXVI, Adelbreht (nom) ibid. XXXVII, Albertus (nom) ibid. XXXVIII; 1174 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 33; 1185 Albertus (nom) ibid. 37, alberto (dat) ibid. 36; 1186 Albertus (nom) quix-vol2 123; 1189 Albertus (nom) quix-vol1 82; 1191 Albertus (nom) ibid. 38; 1192 Albertus (nom) ibid. 40; 1197 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 2; 1200 Albertus (nom) ibid. 5; 1206 Albertus (nom) ibid. 7; 1207 Albertus (nom) ibid. 8; 1210 Albertus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 IV; 1213 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 14; 1214 Albertus (nom) ibid. 15; 1214x15 Albrecht (nom) ibid. 19; 1215 Albertus (nom) ibid. 18, quix-vol2 126; 1216 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 21; 1218 Albertus (nom) ibid. 35; 1219 Albertus (nom) ibid. 36; 1220 Albertus (nom) ibid. 44; 1221 Albertus (nom) ibid. 55; 1222 Albertus (nom) ibid. 62; 1224 Albertus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 VIII; 1225 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 67; 1229 Alberti (gen) CDL-1.1.1 X; 1232 Albertus (nom) ibid. XII; 1234 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 91, quix-vol1 105; 1237 Alberto (abl) hennes-vol1 99; 1238 Alberti (gen) CDL-1.1.1 XVII; 1248 Albertum (acc) hennes-vol1 130, Albertus (nom) ibid. 129; 1249 Albertus (nom) ibid. 134; 1251 Alberti (gen) ibid. 142; 1252 Albertum (acc) CDL-1.1.1 XXIII, Albertus (nom) ibid. XXIII; 1258 Alberti (gen) hennes-vol1 181, Albertus (nom) ibid. 176, Aleberto (abl) ibid. 172; 1259 Albertus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI; 1260 Alberto (abl) hennes-vol1 190; 1261 Alberti (gen) FRA-XXXL 207, Alberto (abl) ibid. 207, Albertum (acc) ibid. 207, Albertus (nom) ibid. 207; 1401 Alberto (dat) HD1401 no. 26; 1426 Albertum (acc) mairhofer DCCXXIII
Middle High German: ● 1293 Albreht (nom) UrkHeil1 53, Albrehten (acc) UrkWitt-II 187; 1306 Albrehtes (gen) UrkHeil1 68
Early New High German: ● 1405 Alberten (gen) mairhofer DCLXXIX; 1406 Albrecht (nom) UrkJen2 1; 1409 Albrecht (nom) ibid. 18, mairhofer DCLXXXV; 1420 Albreht (nom) UrkRott-1 855; 1428 Albrechtes (gen) mairhofer DCCXXVII; 1497 Albrecht Nurn1497 101; ◑ 1409 Apecz (nom) UrkJen2 18

Italy

Latin: ● 828 Adalperht (nom) FRA-XXXL 13; 1100 Albertus (nom) RCI-Cam1 625; 1169 Albertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 135; 1179 Alberti (gen) CartHaut 25; 1186 Alberti (gen) POSDu II; 1189 Alberti (gen) ChStBo1 I; 1195 Albertus (nom) ibid. II; 1198 Alberti (gen) ibid. III, Alberto (abl) ibid. III, Albertus (nom) ibid. III; 1226 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 70; 1235 Adelpretum (acc) TirNot1 1a; 1236 Adelpretum (acc) ibid. 6, Adelpretus (nom) ibid. 6, Aldepretum (acc) ibid. 7; 1237 Alberti (gen) ibid. 585; 1245 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 120; 1265x1339 Alberti (gen) BBC-Berg 85, Alberto (abl) ibid. 276; 1267 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLI; 1270 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLII; 1273 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLII; 1276 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1278 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLII; 1279 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1282 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVII; 1283 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1284 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIII; 1285 Alberti (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157; 1287 Alberti (gen) BBC-Berg p. XLIV, Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1289 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1290 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1291 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1292 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLIV; 1294 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1296 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1298 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLV; 1299 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLV; 1302 Alberti (gen) ibid. p. XLVI; 1303 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1304 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1305 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1307 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1308 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. XLVI; 1326 Alberti (gen) Friuli-14thC no. 423, Alberto (abl) ibid. no. 439; 1376 Alberto (abl) DouGen1 p. 155; 1527 Albertus (nom) Rome1527 p. 85; ◑ 1237 Albertini (gen) TirNot1 580, Albertino (abl) ibid. 581; 1265x1339 Albertini (gen) BBC-Berg 233; 1300 Albertino (abl) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 50

Latvia

Latin: ● a1286 Alberto (dat) RigSB 2; 1286 Alberto (dat) ibid. 468; 1288 Albertus (nom) ibid. 8; 1289 Alberto (dat) ibid. 219; 1290 Albertus (nom) ibid. 23; 1291 Albertus (nom) ibid. 26; 1292 Albertus (nom) ibid. 39; 1294 Albertus (nom) ibid. 49; 1296 Alberto (dat) ibid. 258, Albertus (nom) ibid. 67; 1297 Alberto (dat) ibid. 83, Albertus (nom) ibid. 73; 1299 Albertus (nom) ibid. 88; 1300 Alberto (dat) ibid. 418; 1301 Albertus (nom) ibid. 90; 1302 Albertus (nom) ibid. 92; 1303 Albertus (nom) ibid. 96; 1305 Albertus (nom) ibid. 105; 1307 Albertus (nom) ibid. 107; 1319 Albertus (nom) ibid. 114; 1337 Albertus (nom) ibid. 119
Middle Low German: ● 1467 Albrecht Mettig1892 p. 7

The Netherlands

Latin: ● 1235 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 93; 1268 alberti (gen) GesOIJ-1 p. 295; 1274 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. 295; 1349 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. 300; 1356 Albertus (nom) ibid. p. 301

Poland

Latin: ● 1228 Albertus (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81; 1232 Albertus (nom) ibid. 87
Middle High German: ◑ 1333 Apeczen SBGlatzer p. 3; 1336x1337 Apeczko ibid. p. 4

Portugal

Latin: ● 1152 Alberto (nom) PHGCRP-I no. 3; 1179 Alberti (gen) ibid. no. 4; 1179x1211 Albertus (nom) ibid. no. 5

Spain

Latin: ● 1019 Adalbert (nom) CDCB-XV MMCLXXIV, Adalbret (nom) ibid. MMCLXXIV; 1192 Adalberti (gen) ibid. MMCCVIII
Catalan: ● 1510 Albert valencia1510 664

Sweden

Latin: ● 1351 Alberti (gen) SDHK no. 6012
Old Swedish: ● 1383 Albrecht SRA-vol2 no. 1898

Switzerland

Latin: ● 1154 Alberti (gen) CartHaut 5, Albertus (nom) ibid. 5; 1155 Albertus (nom) ibid. 6; 1163 Alberto (dat) ibid. 14; 1170 Albertus (nom) ibid. 23; 1195 Albertus (nom) ibid. 29; 1215 Albertus (nom) ibid. 33; 14thCx1478 Albertus (nom) Ob-SPVn (219)

Ukraine

Latin: ● 1469 Alberti (gen) AGZ-18 30, Alberto (abl) ibid. 19; 1480 Albertus (nom) ibid. CIX-1316

Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Albert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Albert.