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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Godbert m. Old High German, Old Dutch got, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god 'god, deity' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Austria
Latin
● 927 Kotaberti (gen) UrkStyria 17, Kotaberto (abl) ibid. 17, Kotabertus (nom) ibid. 17; c1050 Gotapreht (nom) ibid. 57
Brabant
Latin
◑ 1312 Gobelinum (acc) JeanIII p. 29, Gobelinus (nom) ibid. p. 29
Czech Republic
Latin
◑ 1355 Goblyni (gen) chlumecky 99
Estonia
Middle Low German
◑ 1400 Gobele BbRT p. 342; 1416 Gobele ibid. p. 347; 1419 Ghobele ibid. p. 348; 1430 Gobel ibid. p. 354; 1434 Gobele ibid. p. 356; 1441 Gobel ibid. p. 363; 1442 Gobel ibid. p. 364
France
Latin
● 745 Godoberti (gen) CartStBert 1; 814 Godobertus (nom) StVdM-II A3; 1209 Gobertus (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XCV; 1260 Guoberti (gen) ArrestReg-volI XXIII, Ascension; 1301 Goberti (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 204
◑ 1301 Gobini (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 200; 1378 Gobelini (gen) hanquetvol1 269, Gobelino (dat) ibid. 269, Gobini (gen) ibid. 2459
Old French
● 1301 Gobert (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 278; 1313 Gobert Paris1313 p. 61, Goubert ibid. p. 34
Middle French
● 1415[1469x1471] Gobert Waurin p. 226
◑ 1418 Gobin DdB1418 p. 203, HGParis p. 378; 1423 Gobin favier 206
Germany
Latin
● 720 Godobrectus (nom) OrkGZ no. 6; 1221 Godebertus (nom) hennes-vol1 59
◑ 1234 Gobelo (nom) hennes-vol1 89; 1266 Gobelo (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXI; 1267 Gobelino (abl) hennes-vol1 208; 1283 Gobelino (abl) ibid. 289; 1286 Gobelinus (nom) ibid. 302, Gobilinus (nom) ibid. 304; 1289 Gobelino (abl) ibid. 316; 1292 Gobele (nom) UrkMeck1 no. LXXXIX; 1294 Goblino (abl) hennes-vol1 330; 1297 Gobelinus (nom) ibid. 333
Middle High German
◑ 1282 Gobele (nom) hennes-vol1 284
The Netherlands
Latin
● 838 Godeberti (gen) OrkGZ no. 33
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Godbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Godbert.