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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • German : A seaman
  • Old English : Renowned mariner

Boy name variations

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Family name origins & meanings

  • French (Normandy) and English : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements kol- (akin to Old Norse kollir ‘helmet’) + berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’.

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