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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Richbert m. Old English rīc 'ruler' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.

Austria
Latin
c1100 Rihbertus (nom) UrkStyria 89
France
Latin
c823 Ricbertus (nom) irminon-vol2 79, Ved
The Netherlands
Latin
834 Ricbreth (nom) OrkGZ no. 30
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Richbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Richbert.