Herbert

Boy

Origin: Germanic · French

Pronounced: HUR-bert

Meaning

“bright army”

Brought to England by the Normans. Saint Herbert of Derwentwater was a 7th-century hermit and friend of Saint Cuthbert

Rarity: rare

Peak decade: 1920s

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Herbert Hoover (US president), Herbert von Karajan (conductor), H. G. Wells (writer)

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