Meaning, origin and history of the name Adelbert

Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈaː.dl̩.bɛʁt/ (German) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

German and Dutch variant of Adalbert.

VariantsAdalbert, Albert, Albrecht (German) Albert (Dutch)

DiminutiveElbert (Dutch)

Other Languages & CulturesAlbert (Albanian) Æþelbeorht, Æthelberht (Anglo-Saxon) Albert (Catalan) Albert (Czech) Albert (Danish) Albert, Ethelbert, Al, Albie, Bert, Bertie, Delbert (English) Albert, Alpertti, Altti, Pertti (Finnish) Albert, Aubert (French) Abbe, Abe (Frisian) Alberte (Galician) Adalberht, Adalbert, Albert, Albertus (Germanic) Albert (Hungarian) Albert (Icelandic) Adalberto, Alberto, Albertino, Berto (Italian) Alberts (Latvian) Albaer, Baer, Bèr (Limburgish) Albertas (Lithuanian) Albert (Norwegian) Aþalaberhtaz (Old Germanic) Albert (Polish) Adalberto, Alberto, Albertino (Portuguese) Albert (Romanian) Albert, Alik (Russian) Adalberto, Alberto, Berto (Spanish) Albert (Swedish)

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