Updated June 9, 2019

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Exalted ruler
  • German : Shining army

Boy name variations

Herbie

Herbie

0 % this year
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Herb

Herb

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Bert

Bert

+ 71% this year
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Bertie

Bertie

- 31% this year
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Erberto

Erberto

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Harbert

Harbert

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Heribert

Heribert

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Heriberto

Heriberto

- 9% this year
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How Popular Is The Name Herbert

Family name origins & meanings

  • German, Dutch, English, and French : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements heri, hari ‘army’ + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. In Britain, this Old French name, introduced by the Normans, reinforced the less common Old English cognate Herebeorht. The surname was taken to Ireland after the Anglo-Norman invasion and in the 16th century.
  • Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the German personal name.