Etymology

Colbert

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Proto-Germanic *kōlaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*kōlaz“cool, cold; calm”
  2. English todayColbert

From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.