Hubert

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Gender Masculine
Usage English, German, Dutch, French, Polish, Czech, Germanic [1]
Pronounced Pron. /ˈhju.bəɹt/(English) /ˈhuː.bɛʁt/(German) /ˈɦy.bərt/(Dutch) /y.bɛʁ/(French) /ˈxu.bɛrt/(Polish)

Meaning & History

Means "bright heart", derived from the Old German elements hugu "mind, thought, spirit" and beraht "bright". Saint Hubert was an 8th-century bishop of Maastricht who is considered the patron saint of hunters. The Normans brought the name to England, where it replaced an Old English cognate Hygebeorht. It died out during the Middle Ages but was revived in the 19th century [2].