Given name
Engilberht
“an Angle”·“bright”
Engilberht is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic. It is used in Old Dutch and Old High German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Engilberht is built from elements meaning “an Angle” and “bright”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Angliberht, built from Proto-West Germanic *Angli (“an Angle”) + *berht (“bright”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Engilberht’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Engilberht shares a linguistic root with the Latin form Angilbertus. In Old High German usage, Engilberht has a related form in ENGILBERT. In Old High German usage, Engilberht shares a linguistic root with the English form Engelbeorht.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Engilberht has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
9 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Engilberht, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Egilberht
“Egil, legendary archer” · “bright”
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Erkanberht
“pure, genuine” · “bright”
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Ellanberht
“zeal” · “bright”
>99% boys
Ebbert
“edge, weapon's point” · “shining, bright”
>99% boys
Engilhart
“an Angle”
>99% boys
Egilwart
“guard, warden”
>99% boys
Adalberht
“noble” · “brightness”
>99% boys
Ecgbeorht
“edge” · “bright”
>99% boys