Albert
\al.bɛʁ\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \al.bɛʁ\ |
| Also spelled | Alberth |
| Compound names | Armand-Albert, Charles-Albert, Jean-Albert, Marthe-Albert |
Origin and meaning
Latin Albertusder. Old French Albertder. English Albert From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalaberht, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”), or from Old French Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
Around the world
- GermanAlbrecht
- BretonAlberzh
- SpanishAlberto
- GreekΑλβέρτος
- ItalianAlberto
- LatinAlbertus
- OccitanAlbèrt
- PortugueseAlberto
- RussianАльбер, Альберт
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Wikimedia Commons (France (Île-de-France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).