Albert

From Old English Æþelbeorht, from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz, a compound of *aþalaz (“noble”) + *berhtaz (“bright, famous”). It became popular in 19th-century England due to Queen Victoria’s consort, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæl.bɚt/

Albert (plural Alberts)

1. A male given name.
   • 1862 Alfred Tennyson, The Idylls of the King: Dedication:

     Thou noble Father of her Kings to be - - - / Dear to thy land and ours, a Prince indeed, / Beyond all titles, and a household name, / Hereafter, thro' all times, Albert the Good.

   • 1956 Eddie Condon, Thomas Sugrue: We Called it Music: A Generation of Jazz. Peter Davies 1956. page 40:

     Helena was not flattered. "Albert just doesn't appreciate music," she said. They all called me Albert then. I thought it was a fine name; I like elegance.

   • 2000 Anne Enright, What Are You Like?, Random House (2001), →ISBN, page 85:

     Hogan, Byrne, O'Brien. She stopped at one name. Albert Delahunty — what Catholic in their right mind would call a child Albert?

2. A patronymic surname​.
3. A constituency in Belize
4. A city in Kansas
5. A rural municipality in Manitoba
6. A town in New South Wales
7. A ghost town in Texas

• Albert chain
• Albert Lea
• Prince Albert

• pet forms: Al, Bert, Bertie
• variants: Ethelbert
• female given names: Alberta, Albertina, Albertine

Albert (plural Alberts)

1. Synonym of Albert chain

• Bartel, Bartle, Tabler, balter, labret, tabler

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /əlˈbɛɾt/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /əlˈbɛrt/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /alˈbɛɾt/

Albert m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

From English Albert, from Old English Æþelbeorht, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Aþalaberhtaz.

Albert

1. A male given name.

• Abet

• IPA^(key): [ˈalbɛrt]

Albert m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Albert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

• female given name: Alberte

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑl.bərt/

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• Hyphenation: Al‧bert

Albert m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

• Albrecht, Albertus, Bert, Bertus, Adalbert, Adelbert, Aalbert, Aalbrecht, Alprecht, Alpert

Albert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Albert m

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Patronymics

• son of Albert: Albertsson
• daughter of Albert: Albertsdóttir

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlbert/, [ˈɑlbe̞rt̪]

Albert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

• Chiefly used as a middle name.

• Alpo, Pertti

• IPA^(key): /al.bɛʁ/

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Albert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

• female given names: Alberte, Albertine
• rare variant: Aubert
• pet forms: Bébert, Bertin

• tabler

Contraction of Adalbert, from Old High German adal (“noble”) + beraht (“bright”).

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Albert m (genitive Alberts)

1. A male given name.

• Albrecht, Adalbert, Adelbert, Bert, Brecht, Albertus

Transliterations

• Japanese: アルベルト (Aruberuto)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlbɛrt]
• Hyphenation: Al‧bert

Albert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

Albert

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɫbɛrt/

Albert m (genitive Alberta, nominative plural Albertovia) declension pattern chlap

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

• Albert in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

First recorded in Sweden in 1283. Cognate with German and English Albert.

• IPA^(key): /¹albæʈ/

Albert c (genitive Alberts)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English Albert.

• pet form: Abbe
• female given name: Albertina