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Humbert
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English
Etymology
From en ang Hunbeorht, from en gem-pro *hūnaz offspring, (bear) cub + gem-pro *berhtaz bright. Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhʌm.bət/ UK
en /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/ US
en Hum bert
Proper noun
en male Germanic languages, rare in English.
en 1955 Vladimir Nabokov Lolita Foreword; - - - Chapter 36 "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.
Translations
male given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 亨伯特 Hēngbótè
French: fr Humbert
German: de Humbert
Greek: el Ουμβέρτος
Italian: it Umberto
Latin: la Humbertus
Old English: ang Hunbeorht
Portuguese: pt Humberto
Russian: ru Гумберт
Spanish: es Humberto
Anagrams
en behmrtu thumber
French
Etymology
From fr gem-pro *hūnaz offspring, (bear) cub + gem-pro *berhtaz bright.
Pronunciation
+ Himbert
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Humbert.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>)
Proper noun
m
fr male
fr
German
Etymology
From de gem-pro *hūnaz offspring, (bear) cub + gem-pro *berhtaz bright.
Proper noun
m
de male