Heriberht

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Hariberht. Equivalent to heri (army) +‎ berht (bright). First attested in the 9th C. CE

Proper noun

Heriberht m (Alemannic)

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • Middle High German: Herbreht, Herbret (12th C.)
    • Medieval Latin: Herbertus, Heribertus (12th C.)
    • German: Herbert, Heribert, Haribert

References

  • Paulus Piper, editor (1884), “Confraternitates Augienses [Reichenau Confraternity]”, in Libri confraternitatum Sancti Galli, Augiensis, Fabariensis [Confraternity Books of St Gall, Reichenau and Pfäfers] (Monumenta Germaniae Historica) (in Latin), Berlin: Apvd Weidmannos, page 156, column 16, line 32