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Norbert
Say it: NOR-bert
Meaning
From Germanic nord 'north' and berht 'bright'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Popular in Germany and Central Europe in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 20,340 babies given this name since 1885
- At its height in 1922, about 1 in 1,700 boys
- 10 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Norbert |
|---|---|
| Italian | Norberto |
| Spanish | Norberto |
| Polish | Norbert |
Famous bearers
- Saint Norbert of Xanten, founder of the Premonstratensians
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.