Walbert
m.
Old Frankish, Old German walh 'foreigner, stranger; slave' from Proto-Germanic *walhaz, from a Celtic tribal name or Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt 'power, authority' + Old High German beraht, Old Saxon berht 'bright' from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz.
The name of a 7th C saint.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1100 Walpertus (nom) UrkStyria 92
- France
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- ● 657 Vualibertus (nom) DCEL-2 CCCXXVIII;
909 Vualbertus (nom) St-Barnard-Romans no. 77;
11thC Galbertus (nom) CartSPL1 I;
1090 Walberti (gen) ibid. VII;
1093 Gualbertus (nom) ibid. VIII;
1101 Gualberti (gen) ibid. X;
1162 Galberti (gen) CartNDdOurscamp LXIII
- Germany
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- ● 822x875 Walberto (abl) TradCorb §112,
Walbertus (nom) ibid. §130,
Walhberctus (nom) ibid. §117,
Waltberktus (nom) ibid. §13;
1135 Walbertus (nom) quix-vol1 95;
1173 Walbertus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. I;
1174 Walbertus (nom) ibid. no. III;
1219 Walbertus (nom) ibid. no. VII;
1289x1298 Wolpertus (nom) ibid. no. XCIX
- Italy
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- ● 1169 Walpertus (nom) SDE3 III;
1173 Walperti (gen) ibid. V;
1265x1339 Valperti (gen) BBC-Berg 204
- The Netherlands
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- ● 834 Waldbertus (nom) OrkGZ no. 30
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Walbert". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Walbert.