Norbert

N1O1R1B3E1R1T1

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

OriginOld High German nord →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.

    Norbert is a moniker one normally doesn't associate with one of the game's most intimidating midfielders, but "Nobby" provided the steel for the England side that prevailed in the 1966 World Cup, and his gap-toothed visage would have earned him a guest spot in the movie Halloween.

    2009, Jeff Carlisle, Soccer's Most Wanted II, Potomac Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 234

Origin

  1. Old High Germannord“north”
  2. EnglishNorbert

From Old High German nord (“north”) + beraht (“bright”).

More words from Old High German

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

BortnerBrentor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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