Adelbert name meaning

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Updated: March 25th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old High German
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish and Danish
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Adelbert a-delbe-rt
Meaning: Highborn, Brilliant, Intelligent, Noble and Honorable
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What does Adelbert mean?

Adelbert is a baby boy name of German origin meaning "noble bright" or "noble famous." It is derived from renowned Germanic elements "adal" and "berht" present in many highborn celebrated names like Albert, Robert, Adeline etc.

After making to the top 700 names and an uninterrupted presence of over a century, Adelbert has now disappeared somewhere in the storm of much shorter and modern sounding names.

Modern day parents' affinity for a contemporary name has pushed the baby name out of the SSA list as more similar sounding and trendier options are within their reach.

How do I pronounce Adelbert?

a-delbe-rt is the most common way to pronounce three syllabled Adelbert. Some people pronounce it as ad(el)-bert.

Variants of Adelbert

Adalbert, Adalbrecht, Albert, Adalberaht, Adalberht, Abert, Alby, Albertjames

Names that rhyme with Adelbert

How popular is the name Adelbert?

Adelbert is a familiar baby name in United States, it had been in use since 1880 and was last seen in 1995, during its 112 years of usage, it was able to reach the top 400 names.

In 1880, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 320 on boy names chart when 86 babies were given the name Adelbert. There are over 2373 babies that have been given the name Adelbert in United States.

Adelbert is an uncommon baby name in France, its highest ever rank is 521 (1907) in its 12 years run on France naming chart.

Adelbert is a common name in Germany and DR Congo while somewhat familiar name in Philippines, Indonesia, Switzerland, Israel and Canada.

As per our findings, over 6000 babies have been bestowed Adelbert around the globe.

YearRankBirths
199588665
1994480112
1992523610
199182335
199081095
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Adelbert in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands12928457
Sweden129-10657
Denmark4050

Numerological analysis of Adelbert

Your creativity allows you to express your emotions. You are mentally strong, self-confident but lack understanding for people's feelings. To you, if something works out, fine. If it doesn't, fine again. You are a self-motivated, ambitious, and intuitive person who rarely hears what others have to say when it comes to business. Hang around with new people but be selective. People envy your success and personal life, and would give just anything to be like you.

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  •  Bertram - Persistent and Prominent Bertram is used mainly in Danish and English, Bertram means "Bright Raven or Shiny Raven" aimed at boys has its origin in Germanic and Old High German. In 1933, well-liked name Bertram managed to bag 497th position on list of baby boy names in United States
  •  Bartel - Unfamiliar Bartel is originated from Aramaic is a boy name, meaning of Bartel is "Son of Tolmai or Farmer's Son" is used majorly in Finnish, Dutch and German
  •  Milou means Emulum, Rival or Louise is used as a baby girl name which is specifically used in Finnish and Danish has origin in Germanic, Hebrew and Latin
  •  Christiaan - Rare boy name Christiaan is of Latin origin, meaning of Christiaan is "Diminutive of Christian or Follower of Christ" is used substantially in Dutch and English
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Sibling Names for Adelbert

Adelbert is a classic name derived from German word ‘Adalbert’, meaning 'noble bright'. Here are some sibling names for Adelbert:

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Famous people named Adelbert

  • Adelbert Ames Jr., Adelbert Ames Jr
  • Adelbert Mühlschlegel, prominent German Bahá'í from a Protestant family
  • Adelbert von Chamisso, German poet and botanist
  • Adelbert Ames, American sailor, soldier
  • Adelbert Schulz, German officer of the police and the Wehrmacht
  • Adelbert Brownlow-Cust, 3rd Earl Brownlow, British soldier
  • Adelbert Waldron, United States Army sniper
  • Adelbert von Chamisso de Boncourt was a poet and botanist of German Romanticism.

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