Save Gender Masculine Usage Germanic [1] Meaning & History Derived from the Old German elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and beraht "bright". This was the name of an 8th-century Lombard king. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsregin + berht/berahtVariantsRambert, Rembert Categories ends in -bert, kings, light, wisdom Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1225.