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Etymology

From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-West Germanic *Aþalberht, a compound of *aþalaz (noble) + *berhtaz (bright, famous), or from French/Norman Albert, from Latin Albertus, itself from the Germanic name. Regardless of the exact route, it is a doublet of Ethelbert. It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key)/ˈæl.bɚt/

Proper noun

Albert (plural Alberts)

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A patronymic surname, from given names.
  3. A constituency in Belize
  4. A city in Kansas
  5. A rural municipality of Manitoba
  6. A town in New South Wales
  7. A ghost town in Texas
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