albert

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UK/ˈælb.ət/US/ˈæl.bɚt/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

Similar
Albert chain
OriginOld French Albert ← Latin Albertus ← Old English Æþelbeorht →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

albert1

nounalbert (plural alberts)

plural alberts

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Albert.

    "I've no money," began Harry nervously. "How much do you think that is worth?" Here he handed the man his albert.

    1902, The Boy's Own Annual, volume 25, page 402
    1 more example

    Mr Carlyle listened to the faithful catalogue of his possessions. His fetter-and-link albert of gold and platinum was minutely described.

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

Albert2

proper nounAlbert (countable and uncountable, plural Alberts)

plural Alberts

  1. countableuncountableA male given name from the Germanic languages.

    Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child Albert?

    2000, Anne Enright, What Are You Like?, Random House, published 2001, →ISBN, page 85
    3 more examples

    Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.

    1862, Alfred Tennyson, The Idylls of the King: Dedication

    Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.

    1956, Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue, We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz., Peter Davies, page 40

    Based on research, Albert Mehrabian has concluded that only 7% of feelings and attitudes takes place through the words we use in spoken communications, while 38% takes place through tone and voice and the remaining 55% take place through body language.

    2019 July 4, James Carrier, “Mehrabian’s 7-38-55 Communication Model: It’s More Than Words”, in PeopleShift, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2025
  2. countableuncountableA surname originating as a patronymic.

    Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe.

    2009 July 19, Lizette Alvarez, “Whee! Also, There’s a Net”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
  3. countableuncountableA commune in Somme department, Hauts-de-France, France.
  4. countableuncountableA constituency in Belize
  5. countableuncountableA city in Kansas.
  6. countableuncountableA former rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada, now part of the Municipality of Two Borders.
  7. countableuncountableA town in New South Wales.
  8. countableuncountableA ghost town in Texas.
  9. countableuncountableA locality in the Lachlan council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  10. countableuncountableA crater on the Moon
nounAlbert (plural Alberts)

plural Alberts

  1. Synonym of Albert chain.

    Synonyms: Albert chain

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Albert chain.

Similar
Albert chain
Also see
albert chain

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*aþalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*aþal
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerHǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer(H)ǵ-tó-s
  5. Proto-Germanic*berhtaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*berht
  7. Proto-West Germanic*Aþalaberht
  8. Old EnglishÆþelbeorht
  9. LatinAlbertus
  10. Old FrenchAlbert
  11. EnglishAlbert

From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

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Translations

Arabic أَلْبِرْت
  • أَلْبِرْت (ʔalbert)male given name
Basque Alberta
  • Albertamale given name
Catalan Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Chinese Mandarin 艾伯特, 阿爾伯特 /阿尔伯特
  • 艾伯特 (Àibótè)male given name
  • 阿爾伯特 /阿尔伯特male given name
Czech Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Danish Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Dutch Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Esperanto Alberto
  • Albertomale given name
Estonian Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Finnish Pertti
  • Perttimale given name
French Albert
  • Albertmale given name
German Albert, Edlerbrecht
  • Albertmale given name
  • Edlerbrechtmale given name
Greek Άλβέρτος, Άλμπερτ
  • Άλβέρτος (Álvértos)male given name
  • Άλμπερτ (Álmpert)male given name
Hawaiian ʻAlapaki
  • ʻAlapakimale given name
Hebrew אַלְבֶּרט
  • אַלְבֶּרט (álbert)male given name
Hungarian Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Icelandic Aðalbjartur
  • Aðalbjarturmale given name
Irish Ailbhe
  • Ailbhemale given name
Italian Alberto
  • Albertomale given name
Japanese アルバート
  • アルバート (Arubāto)male given name
Latin Albertus
  • Albertusmale given name
Latvian Alberts
  • Albertsmale given name
Lithuanian Albertas
  • Albertasmale given name
Norwegian Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Persian آلبرت
  • آلبرت (âlbert)male given name
Portuguese Alberto
  • Albertomale given name
Russian Альбе́рт
  • Альбе́рт (Alʹbért)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Ailbeart
  • Ailbeartmale given name
Spanish Alberto
  • Albertomale given name
Swedish Albert
  • Albertmale given name
Vietnamese An-be
  • An-bemale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BartellabretBartlebaltertabler
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