Given name
Egberta
“wielding the shining sword”·“one who wields a brilliant sword”
Egberta is a feminine form of Egbert. One English interpretation is “one who wields a brilliant sword.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Egberta carries the interpretation “wielding the shining sword.” Egberta is a feminine form of Egbert. One English interpretation is “one who wields a brilliant sword.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Egberta is used as a feminine counterpart of Egbert.
The story
Egberta is a feminine form of Egbert. The history of Egbert gives this family its wider story. Egbert’s historical associations include two English saints of the 8th century and a 9th-century king of Wessex.
Explained through its name family
Egberta’s family of names
Egberta is a feminine form of Egbert. In German usage, Egberta has a related form in EGBERDINA. In German usage, Egberta has a related form in EGBERDINA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Egbertevariant · German
- Egbertinevariant · German
- Egberdinavariant · German
- Egberteenevariant
- Egbertynevariant
- Egberteenavariant
- Egbertynavariant
- Egbertinavariant
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Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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