"Humbert" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈhʌm.bət/ [UK], /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/ [US]
Etymology: From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|Hunbeorht}} Old English Hunbeorht, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hūnaz||offspring, (bear) cub}} Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Humbert
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): 亨伯特 (Hēngbótè) (Chinese Mandarin), Humbert (French), Humbert (German), Ουμβέρτος (Oumvértos) (Greek), Umberto (Italian), Humbertus (Latin), Hunbeorht (Old English), Humberto (Portuguese), Гумберт (Gumbert) (Russian), Humberto (Spanish)
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