Humbert

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English Hunbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (offspring, (bear) cub) + *berhtaz (bright). Name of a Flemish saint, and of Italian royalty.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhʌm.bət/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhʌm.bəɹt/
  • Hyphenation: Hum‧bert

Proper noun

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Humbert

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
    • 1955, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita, Foreword; - - - Chapter 36:
      "Humbert Humbert", their author, had died in legal captivity, - - -
      And I have toyed with many pseudonyms for myself before I hit a particularly apt one. There are in my notes "Otto Otto" and "Mesmer Mesmer" and "Lambert Lambert", but for some reason I think my choice expresses the nastiness best.

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French

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (offspring, (bear) cub) + *berhtaz (bright).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /œ̃.bɛʁ/, /ɛ̃.bɛʁ/

Proper noun

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Humbert m

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname

German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hūnaz (offspring, (bear) cub) + *berhtaz (bright).

Proper noun

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Humbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Humberts)

  1. a male given name