"Herbert" meaning in English

See Herbert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhɝbɚt/ [General-American], /ˈhɜːbət/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Herbert.wav
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t Etymology: From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hari-bercht, from a Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz, from *harjaz (“army”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Herbert}} Old French Herbert, {{der|en|frk|*Hariberht|*Hari-bercht}} Frankish *Hari-bercht, {{der|en|gem-pro|-}} Proto-Germanic, {{compound|gem-pro|*harjaz|*berhtaz|nocat=1|t1=army|t2=bright}} *harjaz (“army”) + *berhtaz (“bright”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Herbert
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. In modern use partly transferred back from the surname. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms: Hebbard [surname] Derived forms: Herb [diminutive], Herbie [diminutive], Bert [diminutive] Translations (male given name): 赫伯特 (Hèbótè) (Chinese Mandarin), Herbert (Czech), Herbert (German), Eriberto (Italian), ハーバート (Hābāto) (Japanese), 허버트 (Heobeoteu) (Korean), Herberts (Latvian), Hērberts [masculine] (Latvian), Herbert [masculine] (Polish), Ге́рберт (Gérbert) [masculine] (Russian), Heriberto [masculine] (Spanish), Herbert (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Herbert-en-name-Ed~gC9yU Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 6 30 8 0 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 6 12 7 7 7 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 6 15 8 5 8 32 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 85 5 2 1 1 1 4
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Herbert-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A small town in North Otago, New Zealand. Categories (place): Places in New Zealand, Towns in New Zealand
    Sense id: en-Herbert-en-name-WXa5YX4~ Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 6 30 8 0 6 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 6 12 7 7 7 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 6 15 8 5 8 32
  4. A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in the Northern Territory, Villages in Australia, Villages in the Northern Territory
    Sense id: en-Herbert-en-name-j8ZvQ~2~
  5. A former government town in South Australia. Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in South Australia
    Sense id: en-Herbert-en-name-ROj~i8S4
  6. A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Saskatchewan, Towns in Canada, Towns in Saskatchewan
    Sense id: en-Herbert-en-name-J0ofe2Hh
  7. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois, United States. Categories (place): Places in Illinois, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Illinois, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Herbert-en-name-aVP85WuQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 7 18 13 2 9 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 6 30 8 0 6 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 18 8 17 9 5 8 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 8 19 11 3 9 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 30 6 12 7 7 7 32 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 5 19 6 1 7 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 5 18 7 1 7 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 5 18 7 1 7 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 24 6 14 6 7 7 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 27 6 14 6 4 7 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 26 6 15 8 5 8 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 27 6 13 6 4 8 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 5 18 7 1 7 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 6 20 8 0 7 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 6 14 6 7 6 37
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    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Korean translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations"
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      "roman": "Hèbótè",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "赫伯特"
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      "word": "ハーバート"
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      "word": "허버트"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Gérbert",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Ге́рберт"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "male given name",
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    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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}

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