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What does Herbert mean?
Herbert 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced HER-bert. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Herbert is "illustrious warrior". Norman name from hari "army" and berht "bright, famous", which replaced the original Old English form Herebeorht. The name first appeared in England in the sixth century as the name of King Charibert of Paris. An island in Lake Derwentshire, England, is named in honor of Saint Herbert (seventh century). The name was revived in the 19th century as an aristocratic surname, as Herbert was the family name of the earls of Pembroke. American President Herbert Hoover.
ASSOCIATED WITH norman, bright, famous, old, england, king, lake (river), saint, 19th century, surname
Variations
VARIANTS Bert▼, Bertie, Erberto, Harbert, Herbert▼, Herb, Herberto, Herbie, Heribert, Heriberto▼
SEE ALSO Rigoberto
FEMININE FORM Herbertine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Herbert Norman (H.N.), ..
How popular is Herbert?
Herbert is a very prominent first name for males (#130 out of 1220, Top 11%) and also a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#1285 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Herbert reached its top rank of #35 in the U.S. in the 1890s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Herbert ranked in the Top 2000 are Bert, Bertie, Herb, Herbie, Heriberto and Rigoberto. These forms of Herbert were at the height of their popularity in the 1890s (AVERAGE #1265), but now, forms such as Herbert have become somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Abert, Adelbert▼, Ailbert (see Albert), Albert▼, Aubert, Calbert, Colbert, Culbert, Dagbert, Dalbert, Delbert▼, Dilbert, Ebert, Ecbert (see Egbert), Eckbert (see Egbert), Edbert, Egbert, Elbert▼, Fabert, Filbert, Fulbert, Geert, Gellert, Gerhart, Halberg, Halbert, Halburt, Harben, Harjeet, Harper, Heber, Hebor, Heder, Heiner, Helier, Heller, Heriot, Hermes, Herne, Heroot (see Cherut), Herut (see Cherut), Herve, Hervey, Herzel, Hespero, Hewet, Hewett, Hewlett, Hobart▼, Hobert▼, Hoebart, Hubert▼, Huberto, Hulbert, Hulburt, Humbert, Humberto▼, Hurlbert, Hurlburt, Ingbert (see Inglebert), Lambert, Norbert▼, Obert, Osbert, Radbert, Robert▼, Roxbert, Seabert, Sebert, Seibert, Shubert, Talbert, Thorbert, Torbert and Wilbert▼. These names tend to be less commonly used than Herbert.
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