Etymology

Humbert

Hum·bert
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Today it means: A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English. Full definition →

Old English Hunbeorht ← Proto-Germanic *hūnaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hūnaz“offspring, (bear) cub”
  2. Old English · inherited fromHunbeorht
  3. English todayHumbert

From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (“offspring, (bear) cub”) + *berhtaz (“bright”). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*hūnaz all →

hound

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.