Herbert

herbert English Alternative forms surname en Hebbard Etymology From en fro Herbert, from en frk *Hariberht. Pronunciation en /ˈhɜːbət/ RP en /ˈhɝbɚt/ GA,CA en /ˈhɜːbət/ AU en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Herbert.wav Southern England en ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t 2 en Her bert Proper noun en male Germanic languages in modern use partly transferred back from the surname. en 1989 David Leavitt Equal Affections 0-670-821977 215 Herbert, Sydney, Milton, Seymour. You know, all the time I was growing up I thought those were the most ordinary Jewish first names, until someone pointed out that they were British last names. I guess to my great-grandparents those names must have sounded so modern, so sophisticated, so - non-Eastern European. And now they're just Uncle Miltie, Uncle Sy, Uncle Herb. Do other people have Uncle Donne and Uncle Wordsworth? en-GB Rebekah Higgitt Why whiggish won't do w:The Guardian 2012-10-03 https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2012/oct/03/history-science 0261-3077 To be clear what we're talking about, read Cronon's piece. He offers a great introduction to the concept, and its originator, Herbert Butterfield. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017225530/https://www.theguardian.com/science/the-h-word/2012/oct/03/history-science 17 October 2026 en patronymics. V III And you, Sir Walter Herbert, stay with me. en small town in North r/Otago c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map en rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, terr/Northern Territory c/Australia. en former government town s/South Australia. en town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, p/Saskatchewan c/Canada. en unincorporated community co/Boone County s/Illinois c/USA. Quotations en Derived terms diminutives: en Herb, en Herbie, en Bert. en Herbertarianism Descendants ceb Herbert 1 1 Translations male given name Bulgarian: bg Хъ́рбърт m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 赫伯特 Hèbótè Czech: cs Herbert Faroese: fo Herbjartur German: de Herbert Italian: it Eriberto Japanese: ja ハーバート Hābāto Korean: ko ^허버트 Latvian: lv Herberts, lv Hērberts m Polish: pl Herbert m Russian: ru Ге́рберт m Spanish: es Heriberto m Swedish: sv Herbert References Anagrams en beehrrt Berreth Cebuano Etymology ceb From ceb en Herbert. Proper noun ceb noun ceb male English < Germanic languages Czech cs: Etymology cs Pronunciation Proper noun m-an cs male Herbert Declension m.an Dutch Etymology From nl odt Heriberht, from nl gmw-pro *Hariberht. Pronunciation nl /ˈɦɛr.bərt/ Proper noun m nl male Old Dutch Herbert Faroese Etymology fo Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Herbert Usage notes m Herbertsson Herbertsdóttir Declension Herbert Herbert Herberti Herberts German de: Etymology From de goh Heriberaht, from de gmw-pro *Hariberht. Modern cognates include en Herbert and en Hebbard, cs Herbert, fr Herbert and sv Herbert Pronunciation de De-Herbert.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m de male Old High German Herbert Related terms de Haribert de Helibert de Heribert de Herberta Old French Etymology From fro frk *Hariberht *Hari-bercht. See Saint Herbert. Proper noun m Herberz fro male Descendants enm Herbert 1 en Herbert frm Herbert cs Herbert 1 fo Herbert 1 fr Herbert de Herbert 1 also from goh sv Herbert 1 Polish pl: Etymology pl 1 Pronunciation Pl-Herbert.ogg Proper noun m-pr pl male Herbert Declension Herbertowie Further reading Swedish Etymology sv Pronunciation sv /¹hærbæʈ/ Proper noun c sv male Herbert