Engelbert

English

Alternative forms

• Engelbeorht (historical)

Proper noun

Engelbert

1. A surname.
2. (historical) A male given name from Old French.
3. A male given name from German.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ŋəlˌbɛrt/
• Hyphenation: En‧gel‧bert

Etymology 1

First attested as egniberde and eginberde in 1323. Compound of Old Frisian Egge (a personal name) and bert (“settlement”).

Proper noun

Engelbert n

1. a village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch *Enghelbert, from Old Dutch *Engilberht. Equivalent to engel (“angel, Angle”) +‎ Brecht (“bright - now only found as personal name”)

Proper noun

Engelbert m

1. a male given name

References

• (etymology 1) van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

German

Etymology

From Old High German. The first part has absorbed the tribal name Angle, and an extended form of the god's name Ing (as in Ingela), and was in Christian times interpreted as Engel (“an angel”). The second part is beraht (“bright”). Popularized by a martyred 13th century bishop of Cologne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛŋl.bɛrt/, [ˈɛŋl̩.bɛɐ̯t]

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Proper noun

Engelbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Engelberts)

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Engel
• Engelbrecht