Herbert
m.
Old English here, Old High German heri 'host, army' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name of a number of early French and English saints.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 930 Heriperht (nom) UrkStyria 19
- Belgium
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- Latin
- ● 1119 Heriberti (gen) CartStBert 8
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1155 Hereberti (gen) FPD p. 121, fn. 1;
1181 Herebertus (nom) StPaulDom p. 115;
1189 Herbertus (nom) GASurv p. 83,
Herebertus (nom) ibid. p. 100;
1222 heberti (gen) StPaulDom p. 24;
1302 Herbertus (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 4;
1347 Herberti (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 6,
Herberto (abl) ibid. no. 6
- ◑ 1189 Herbelot (nom) GASurv p. 223
- Anglo-French
- ● 1245–1250[1586] Herbert Glover 26
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1426 Herbert BbRT p. 351;
1442 Herbert ibid. p. 365
- France
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- Latin
- ● 693 Heriberti (gen) DCEL-2 Add. V;
696 Heriberti (gen) ibid. Add. VIII,
Heribertus (nom) ibid. Add. VIII;
c823 Eribertus (nom) irminon-vol2 10, Ved,
Hairbertus (nom) ibid. 14, Gaugiacum,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. 94, Ved;
937x993 Arberti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 86;
942 Arbertus (nom) ibid. 131,
Arperti (gen) ibid. 131;
952x1000 Arberti (gen) ibid. no. 95;
978? Arberti (gen) ibid. 141,
Arbertus (nom) ibid. 141;
994 Ariberti (gen) CartSavII 7;
1000x1030 Arberti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 143;
1029x1033 Herbertus (nom) CartStPC XII;
1030 Aribertus (nom) StVdM-II 678;
c1035 Ariberti (gen) ibid. 668,
Heriberti (gen) ibid. 669;
1051 Arberti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 142,
Arbertus (nom) ibid. 142;
1055 Aberto (abl) StVdM-II 739,
Arberti (gen) ibid. 739,
Arberto (abl) ibid. 739;
1059 Arbertus (nom) ibid. 687;
1067x1074 Herbertus (nom) CartNDSaintes XIII;
1070 Arbertus (nom) StVdM-II 740;
fin11thC Arberti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 150;
1101x1129 Herbertus (nom) CartStPC XLI;
1107 Herberti (gen) ibid. XVII;
a1108 Herbertus (nom) ibid. XXI;
a1114 Herbertus (nom) ibid. XXXI;
1121 Herbertus (nom) CartNDJosaphat X;
1122x1139 Herbertus (nom) CartYonne1 CXXXIII;
1125 Heriberti (gen) CartStBert 10;
1125x1136 Erberti (gen) CartYonne1 CXXXIX;
1135 Herbertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 7,
Hirberto (abl) ibid. 7;
1138x48 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 21;
1138x62 Herberti (gen) ibid. 67;
1138x1148 Herbertum (acc) ibid. 21;
1138x1162 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 74;
1147 Arberto (abl) ibid. 14,
Erberto (abl) ibid. 14,
Erbertus (nom) ibid. 14,
Herberti (gen) ibid. 14,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. 15,
Hirbertus (nom) ibid. 14;
1147x62 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 55;
1153 Aribertus (nom) CartNDSaintes IX;
c1156 Heberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XXXII;
1157 Herbertus (nom) clairvaux-12thc 32;
1163 Herberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp XCVI,
clairvaux-12thc 99;
1163–64 Arbertus (nom) ibid. 107,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. 106;
1164 Arbertus (nom) ibid. 120,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. 120;
1173 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 157;
c1175–1180 Herbertus (nom) ChartCaen2 p. 71;
1179 Arberti (gen) clairvaux-12thc 181,
Arberto (abl) ibid. 181,
Arbertus (nom) ibid. 176,
Herberti (gen) ibid. 180,
Herberto (abl) ibid. 180,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. 178;
1180 Herberto (abl) RotScaNor p. 3,
Herbertus (nom) ibid. p. 4;
1216x1227 herbertus (nom) ChartCaen2 19;
1239 Arberti (gen) St-Barnard-Romans 382b;
1244 Herbertus (nom) NDParisII 2-CVII;
1260 Arbertus (nom) ArrestReg-volI XII, Candlemas;
1268 Herbertus (nom) NDParisII 2-V;
1269 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 2-III;
1269x70 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 2-XXXII;
1273 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 2-XLIII;
1301 Hebertus (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 199,
Herberti (gen) ibid. p. 198
- Old French
- ● 1292 Hebert (obl) HistHdVParis p. 114,
Herbert (obl) ibid. p. 115;
1296 Hebert paris1296 p. 46;
1301 Herbert (obl) ArchReimsII1 XIV;
c1301 Herbert (obl) HistHdVParis p. 151;
1302 Herbers (nom) ArchReimsII1 XXVII,
Herbert (obl) ibid. XXVII;
1306 Herbers (nom) ibid. LV,
Herbert (obl) ibid. LV;
1307 Herbers (nom) ibid. LX,
Herbert (obl) ibid. LX;
1313 Hebert Paris1313 p. 25
- ◑ 1313 Herbelot Paris1313 p. 22
- Middle French
- ● 1354 Aberto MHN DLX;
1421 Hebert favier 21;
1423 Hebert ibid. 483;
1568 Hébert RegPCC-1 p. 363;
1571 Hébert ibid. p. 442
- ◑ 1423 Herbin favier 57
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● c925 Heriperht (nom) UrkStyria 15;
963x1023 Heribert (nom) TradCorb §227;
1000 Heribertus (nom) UrkStyria 33,
quix-vol1 19;
1001 Heribertus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 LV;
1016 Hereberti (gen) UrkStyria 38,
Heriberti (gen) ibid. 37;
1100 Heribertus (nom) quix-vol1 78;
1108 Herbertus (nom) ibid. 85,
Heriberto (abl) ibid. 85;
1147 Heribert (nom) mairhofer XXVII;
1173 Heribertus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. II;
1185 Heribertus (nom) quix-vol1 37;
1197 Heribertus (nom) ibid. 83;
1222 Heribertus (nom) ibid. 74
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Herbertus (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 5,
Herebertus (nom) ibid. III, p. 21
- ◑ fin12thC Herbolot (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 17
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 770 Hariperaht (nom) FRA-XXXL 2;
999 Heriberto (abl) HGSav-4.1 p. 1,
Heribertus (nom) ibid. p. 2;
1156 Herbertus (nom) CartYonne1 CCLXXX;
1282 Arberto (dat) DSS5-1-4 VII
- The Netherlands
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- Latin
- ● 838 Heriberti (gen) OrkGZ no. 33;
850 Herebreth (nom) ibid. no. 41;
1254 Arbartus (nom) GesOIJ-1 p. 294;
1291 Herberdus (nom) ibid. p. 297;
1387 herberdi (gen) ibid. p. 305,
herberdus (nom) ibid. p. 304
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● c1120 Herberto (abl) ESC XXXV;
1123 Herberto (abl) ibid. XLVII;
1124 Herberto (abl) ibid. XLVIII;
1424 Herberti (gen) RMSRS-2 15,
Herberto (abl) ibid. 3;
1426/7 Herberto (abl) ibid. 86;
1426 Herberto (dat) ibid. 48
- Sweden
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- Old Swedish
- ● 1376 Herbrict (nom) SDHK no. 10824
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Herbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Herbert.