Filibert

Gender Masculine
Usage Germanic [1]

Meaning & History

Means "much brightness" from the Old German elements filu "much" and beraht "bright". This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint, commonly called Philibert.

Related Names

Rootsfilo/filu + berht/beraht
VariantPhilibert
Other Languages & CulturesPhilbert, Philibert(French) Filiberto(Italian) Filiberto(Spanish)

Categories

ends in -bert, light, rare German, Tolkien characters

Sources & References

  1. Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 505.
Entry updated December 7, 2022