Gender Masculine
Usage French, German (Rare), English (Rare), Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. /œ̃.bɛʁ/(French) /ˈhʊm.bɛʁt/(German) /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/(American English) /ˈhʌm.bət/(British English) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Derived from the Old German elements hun "bear cub" and beraht "bright". The Normans introduced this name to England, though it has always been uncommon there. It was the name of a 7th-century Frankish saint who founded Maroilles Abbey. It was also borne by two kings of Italy (called Umberto in Italian), who ruled in the 19th and 20th centuries. A notable fictional bearer is Humbert Humbert from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Lolita (1955).
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Sources & References
- Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 931.
