Boy · Old English
Ecgberht
Say it: EDJ-bairkht
Meaning
From Old English ecg 'edge (of a sword)' and beorht 'bright'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Borne by the 9th-century king of Wessex who founded Alfred's dynasty; revived as Egbert in Victorian England.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Egbert, Ecgbert
Famous bearers
- Ecgberht, king of Wessex
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Where this comes from
- Anglo-Saxon charters, chronicles and church records
- Royal and noble genealogies
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