# Herbert
## English
### Alternative forms

* (surname): Hebbard

### Etymology

From Old French Herbert, from Frankish *Hari-bercht, from a Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz, from *harjaz (“army”) +‎ *berhtaz (“bright”).

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈhɝbɚt/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈhɜːbət/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)t
* Hyphenation: Her‧bert

### Proper noun

Herbert
* A male given name from the Germanic languages, in modern use partly transferred back from the surname.
** 1989, David Leavitt, Equal Affections, →ISBN, page 215:Herbert, Sydney, Milton, Seymour. You know, all the time I was growing up I thought those were the most ordinary Jewish first names, until someone pointed out that they were British last names. I guess to my great-grandparents those names must have sounded so modern, so sophisticated, so - non-Eastern European. And now they're just Uncle Miltie, Uncle Sy, Uncle Herb. Do other people have Uncle Donne and Uncle Wordsworth?
* A surname originating as a patronymic.
** c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii]:And you, Sir Walter Herbert, stay with me.
* A small town in North Otago, New Zealand.
* A rural locality in Litchfield Municipality, Northern Territory, Australia.
* A former government town in South Australia.
* A town in the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165, Saskatchewan, Canada.
* An unincorporated community in Boone County, Illinois, United States.

#### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:Herbert.

#### Derived terms

* diminutives: Herb, Herbie, Bert.

#### Descendants

* →? Cebuano: Herbert

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ NZ Topo Map

### Anagrams

* Berreth

## Cebuano
### Etymology

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From English Herbert.

### Proper noun

Herbert
* a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

## Czech
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦɛrbɛrt]

### Proper noun

Herbert m anim
* a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

#### Declension
## Faroese
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Proper noun

Herbert m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

#### Usage notes

* son of Herbert: Herbertsson
* daughter of Herbert: Herbertsdóttir

#### Declension
## German
### Etymology

From Old High German heri (“army”) +‎ beraht (“bright”). Older cognates are Old French Herbert and Frankish *Hari-bercht, hinting at a shared Proto-Germanic source *Harjaberhtaz.
Modern cognates include English Herbert and English Hebbard, Czech Herbert, French Herbert and Swedish Herbert

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Herbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Herberts)
* a male given name from Old High German, equivalent to English Herbert

#### Related terms

* Haribert
* Helibert
* Heribert
* Herberta

## Old French
### Etymology

From Frankish *Hari-bercht. See Saint Herbert.

### Proper noun

Herbert m (nominative singular Herberz)
* a male given name

#### Descendants

* → Middle English: Herbert
** English: Herbert, Hebbard
*** →? Cebuano: Herbert
* Middle French: Herbert
** → Czech: Herbert
** → Faroese: Herbert
** French: Herbert
** → German: Herbert (also from Old High German [Term?])
** → Swedish: Herbert

## Polish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈxɛr.bɛrt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛrbɛrt
* Syllabification: Her‧bert

### Proper noun

Herbert m pers
* a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert

#### Declension
### Further reading

* Herbert in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Herbert in PWN's encyclopedia

## Swedish
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /¹hærbæʈ/

### Proper noun

Herbert c (genitive Herberts)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Herbert