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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Gaubert m. Old Saxon, Old High German galan 'to sing' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

The name of a 7th C Frankish saint.

France
Latin
11thC Galberti (gen) St-Bernard-Romans 135; 1064 Galbertus (nom) StVdM-II 703; 1287 Galbertus (nom) GasReg-A p. 74, Gaubertus (nom) ibid. p. 74
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Gaubert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Gaubert.