Humbert
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty.
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Humbert
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
- 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, Foreword; - - - Chapter 36:
- "Humbert Humbert", their author, had died in legal captivity, - - -
And I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lambert Lambert", but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best.
Translations edit
male given name
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French edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Humbert m
- a male given name
- a surname
German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).
Proper noun edit
Humbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Humberts)
- a male given name