Herbert
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Hebbard
Etymology edit
From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hari-bercht, from a Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝbɚt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːbət/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t
- Hyphenation: Her‧bert
Proper noun edit
Herbert
- A male given name from the Germanic languages. In modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
- 1989, David Leavitt, Equal Affections, →ISBN, page 215:
- Herbert, Sydney, Milton, Seymour. You know, all the time I was growing up I thought those were the most ordinary Jewish first names, until someone pointed out that they were British last names. I guess to my great-grandparents those names must have sounded so modern, so sophisticated, so - non-Eastern European. And now they're just Uncle Miltie, Uncle Sy, Uncle Herb. Do other people have Uncle Donne and Uncle Wordsworth?
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:
- And you, Sir Walter Herbert, stay with me.
- A small town in North Otago, New Zealand. [1]
- A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
- A former government town in South Australia.
- A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois, United States.
Quotations edit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Herbert.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- →? Cebuano: Herbert
Translations edit
References edit
Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Herbert
- a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]
Czech edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Herbert m anim
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
Declension edit
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
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Proper noun edit
Herbert m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
Usage notes edit
- son of Herbert: Herbertsson
- daughter of Herbert: Herbertsdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Herbert |
Accusative | Herbert |
Dative | Herberti |
Genitive | Herberts |
German edit
Etymology edit
From Old High German heri (“army”) + beraht (“bright”). Older cognates are Old French Herbert and Frankish *Hari-bercht, hinting at a shared Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz.
Modern cognates include English Herbert and English Hebbard, Czech Herbert, French Herbert and Swedish Herbert
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Herbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Herberts)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
Related terms edit
Old French edit
Etymology edit
From Frankish *Hari-bercht. See Saint Herbert.
Proper noun edit
Herbert m (nominative singular Herberz)
- a male given name
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Herbert m pers
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Herbert | Herbertowie |
genitive | Herberta | Herbertów |
dative | Herbertowi | Herbertom |
accusative | Herberta | Herbertów |
instrumental | Herbertem | Herbertami |
locative | Herbercie | Herbertach |
vocative | Herbercie | Herbertowie |
Further reading edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Herbert c (genitive Herberts)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert