Heribert

  • [ HE-ree-bert ]
  • German
German form of HERBERT.

HERBERT   male   English, German, French, Slovene, Polish
Derived from the Germanic elements hari "army" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Herebeorht. In the course of the Middle Ages it became rare, but it was revived in the 19th century.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Haribert
ENGLISH: Herbert
FRENCH: Herbert
GERMAN: Herbert
POLISH: Herbert
PORTUGUESE: Herberto, Heriberto
SLOVENE: Herbert
SPANISH: Herberto, Heriberto
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Bert, Bertie, Herb, Herbie
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Bertina