Imbert
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A hypocoristic of Old High German ermen, Old Saxon irmin 'strong' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name was rare outside of France.
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1058 Imbertus (nom) StVdM-II 694;
1060 Himberti (gen) CartNDSaintes XIX;
1067 Himbertus (nom) ibid. XII;
1179 Ymbertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 179
- Old French
- ● 1296 Ymbert paris1296 p. 11;
1299 Ymbert (obl) HistHdVParis p. 145;
1313 Imbert Paris1313 p. 72,
Ymbert ibid. p. 98
- ◑ 1296 Ymbelot paris1296 p. 63
- Middle French
- ● 1392 Imbert MemBret-II col. 615;
1418 Ymbert DdB1418 p. 196,
HGParis p. 372,
Ynbert DdB1418 p. 207,
HGParis p. 382;
1423 Ymbert favier 222;
1438 Ymbert ibid. 165
- ◑ 1404 Ymbelot HistHdVParis no. 4;
1418 Ymbelet DdB1418 p. 214,
HGParis p. 388;
1421 Ymbelet favier 382,
Ymbelot ibid. 952;
1423 Ymbelot ibid. 335
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Imbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Imbert.