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Engelbert
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English
Alternative forms
en Engelbeorht<ll:historical>
Proper noun
en.
en historical en male Old French.
en male German.
Dutch
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɛ.ŋəlˌbɛrt/
nl En gel bert
Etymology 1
First attested as egniberde and eginberde in 1323. Compound of nl ofs Egge a personal name and ofs bert settlement.
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Groningen p/Groningen c/Netherlands
Etymology 2
From nl dum *Enghelbert, from nl odt *Engilberht. Equivalent to nl engel Brecht angel, Angle bright - now only found as personal name
Proper noun
m
nl male
References
(etymology 1)
German
de:
Etymology
From de goh -. The first part has absorbed the tribal name Angle, and an extended form of the god's name Ing (as in Ingela), and was in Christian times interpreted as de Engel an angel. The second part is goh beraht bright. Popularized by a martyred 13th century bishop of Cologne.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɛŋl.bɛrt/ [ˈɛŋl̩.bɛɐ̯t]
de De-Engelbert.ogg
de De-Engelbert2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
m
de male
Related terms
de Engel
de Engelbrecht