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♂ Colbert
What does Colbert mean?
Colbert 
as a boys' name is of Old French and Old German origin, and the meaning of Colbert is "renowned, bright, famous". Introduced to Britain by the Normans. Also form of Colby.
Variations
VARIANTS Cole, Colt▲, Colvert, Culbert
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Colbert Josias (C.J.), ..
How popular is Colbert?
Colbert is a rare first name for men but a very popular last name for all people (#1544 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Colbert reached its highest rank of #1814 in the U.S. during the years 1900-1909, but is not found in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Colbert are Cole (#118 A YEAR AGO), Colt (#236) and Colby (#594). These forms of Colbert reached the apex of their popularity in the year 2001 (MEDIAN #755) and are somewhat less widespread today (#737, ▼41%). Cole is more universally found than the rest, although Colt appears to be becoming a favorite too, while Colby has become less contemporary.
Similar Names
Colbert is alike in pronunciation to Calbert. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Ailbert (see Albert), Albert▼, Calvert, Cobbett, Colbee, Colbey, Colbourn, Colburn, Colet, Colier, Collburn (see Colburn), Colter, Colver, Corbet, Corbett, Couvert (see Covert), Covert, Culver, Dalbert, Delbert▼, Dilbert, Elbert▼, Filbert, Fulbert, Gilbert▼, Halbert, Hobert▼, Hulbert, Norbert▼, Robert▼, Roxbert, Talbert, Torbert, Wilbert▼ and Wolfert. These names tend to be more commonly used than Colbert.
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