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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Helmbert m. Old High German, Old Saxon helm 'helmet' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Germany
Latin
1114 Helmberto (abl) UrkStyria 99
The Netherlands
Latin
800 Helmberhtus (nom) OrkGZ no. 19, Helmberti (gen) ibid. no. 19
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Helmbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Helmbert.