Engelbert

Engelbert

1. A surname.

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

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

Engelbert n

1. a village in Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands

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

Engelbert m

1. a male given name

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

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.

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

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Engelbert m (proper noun, strong, genitive Engelberts)

1. a male given name

• Engel
• Engelbrecht