Eadberht
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom ēad (“happiness, prosperity”) and berht (“bright, clear”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editĒadberht m
- a male given name
- Eadbert of Kent; an Anglo-Saxon King of Kent.
References
edit- Electronic Sawyer S 1248 ((? Eorcenwald), bishop, to (? St Mary's, Barking); grant of 28 hides (manentes) at Battersea, 20 at Watsingaham (i.e. Washingham, lost, in Battersea) and 20 (cassatae) by Hidaburna (the river Wandle), all in Surrey. The land had been granted to him by Cædwalla, king of Wessex, and confirmed by Æthelred, king of Mercia), Eadberht is mentioned as "Eadberht" in the old text section.