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BoyPronounced French /œ̃.bɛʁ/; German /ˈhʊm.bɛʁt/; American English /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/; British English /ˈhʌm.bət/French language family

Humbert

This name is derived from the Old German elements hun "bear cub" and beraht "bright".

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Humbert is a boy name.

Pronunciation: French /œ̃.bɛʁ/; German /ˈhʊm.bɛʁt/; American English /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/; British English /ˈhʌm.bət/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationFrench /œ̃.bɛʁ/; German /ˈhʊm.bɛʁt/; American English /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/; British English /ˈhʌm.bət/
Language familyFrench

Meaning and history

This name is derived from the Old German elements hun "bear cub" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint who founded Maroilles Abbey. It was also borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries. A notable fictional bearer is Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita (1955).

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Usage: french, german, english, germanic