Humbert

Hum·bert
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UK/ˈhʌm.bət/US/ˈhʌm.bəɹt/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.

OriginOld English Hunbeorht ← Proto-Germanic *hūnaz →
UncommonScrabble 14
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.

    "Humbert Humbert", their author, had died in legal captivity, - - - And I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lambert Lambert", but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best.

    1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, Foreword; - - - Chapter 36

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hūnaz“offspring, (bear) cub”
  2. Old EnglishHunbeorht
  3. EnglishHumbert

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 亨伯特
  • 亨伯特 (Hēngbótè)male given name
French Humbert
  • Humbertmale given name
German Humbert
  • Humbertmale given name
Greek Ουμβέρτος
  • Ουμβέρτος (Oumvértos)male given name
Italian Umberto
  • Umbertomale given name
Latin Humbertus
  • Humbertusmale given name
Portuguese Humberto
  • Humbertomale given name
Russian Гумберт
  • Гумберт (Gumbert)male given name
Spanish Humberto
  • Humbertomale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Humbert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humbert

MLA

“Humbert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humbert. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Humbert,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Humbert.

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