Ruodberht

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Old High German

Alternative forms

Hrōdperht (Bavarian, 8th C. CE)
Rōdperht, Ruodperht (Bavarian, 9th C. CE)
Ruotpret, Hruodpreht (9th C.)
Ruatbreht (East Franconian, 9th C.)
Ruadberht (Alemannic, 9th C.)
Hruodperht
Ruodpreht (9th-11th C.)

Etymology

Aphetic form of *Hrōdberht, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *Hrōþiberht, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz. Aphetic forms appear in the early 9th C. and are predominant by the end of the century.

Proper noun

Ruodberht m

a male given name

Usage notes

Manuscript forms with uo are sometimes written with the o above the u.

Descendants

Middle High German: Rodpreth, Rǒdpreht (11th or 12th C), Ruotpreht, Ruotpreth (11th C.), Ruodpreht (11th-12th C.), Rǒdpret, Ruotbreht (12th C.), Rupreht, Ruopreht (12th-13th C.), Ruoperht (forms with uo are sometimes written with the o above the u)
- German: Rupert, Ruprecht
  - → Dutch: Robrecht
- → English: Rupert
→ Early Medieval Latin: Hrodperhtus (8th C.), Ruodbertus (9th C.)
- → Medieval Latin: Rupertus (12th or 13th-15th C.), Rubertus (12th or 13th C.), Ruodbertus, Ruodpertus (11th-13th C.), Rudbertus (12th-15th C.), Rudpertus (12th or 13th C.), Růtbertus (12th C.), Ruodibertus, Rudubertus (13th C.) (forms with uo are sometimes written with the o above the u)