Herbert - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Herbert \he-rbe-rt, her-bert\ is pronounced HER-bert. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "illustrious warrior". Norman name. An island in Lake Derwentshire, England, is named in honor of Saint Herbert (seventh century). US President Herbert Hoover.

Herbert has 9 variant forms: Bert, Bertie, Erberto, Harbert, Herbert, Herb, Herbie, Heribert and Heriberto.

For more information, see also the related name Rigoberto.

Baby names that sound like Herbert are Harper and Harpur.

Herbert is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Herbert. Click here to compare Herbert with related baby names.